CR

Lago de las Minas Frog

Lithobates chichicuahutla

Declining

Overview

The Lago de las Minas frog is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. It is endemic to the Las Minas Lake in the Oriental Basin of Puebla, Mexico. Its natural habitat is vegetation surrounding the lake. It is threatened by deterioration in the quality of habitat surrounding the lake as well as the decline in lake surface level caused by groundwater extraction.

Lithobates chichicuahutla faces severe threats from habitat destruction and degradation in its limited montane range in Mexico. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to environmental changes, agricultural expansion, and infrastructure development that fragment and destroy its specialized high-elevation habitats.

Threat summary

Habitat

This species inhabits montane pine-oak forests and associated streams at elevations between 2,400-3,000 meters in the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico. It is typically found near permanent water sources including mountain streams, springs, and temporary pools within cloud forest and pine-oak woodland ecosystems.

Conservation measures underway

Resource & habitat protectionSite/area managementSpecies recovery

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Lago de las Minas Frog classified as Critically Endangered?
Lago de las Minas Frog is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. Lithobates chichicuahutla faces severe threats from habitat destruction and degradation in its limited montane range in Mexico. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to environmental changes, agricultural expansion, and infrastructure development that fragment and destroy its specialized high-elevation habitats.
Where does Lago de las Minas Frog live?
Lago de las Minas Frog occurs in Mexico. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to Lago de las Minas Frog?
The main threats to Lago de las Minas Frog are 2.1, 8.1, ai-1, and ai-2. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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