Legler's Stream Frog
Ptychohyla legleri
Legler's stream frog is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Hylidae
Genus
Ptychohyla
Legler's Stream Frog belongs to the family Hylidae, order Anura, within the Amphibia class.
Species Profile
Legler's stream frog is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae found in Costa Rica and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Legler's Stream Frog faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat destruction from deforestation, agricultural expansion, and urban development in its limited montane range. The species is also threatened by water pollution from agricultural runoff and climate change impacts that alter the temperature and precipitation patterns critical for its stream-dependent lifecycle.
Key Facts
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
Legler's Stream Frog faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat destruction from deforestation, agricultural expansion, and urban development in its limited montane range. The species is also threatened by water pollution from agricultural runoff and climate change impacts that alter the temperature and precipitation patterns critical for its stream-dependent lifecycle.
Agricultural expansion and land conversion
Habitat loss and fragmentation from deforestation
Climate change altering precipitation patterns
Urban development pressure
Water pollution from agricultural runoff
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Legler's Stream Frog (Ptychohyla legleri). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/leglers-stream-frog