Megastomatohyla mixe
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Megastomatohyla mixe faces severe threats from rapid deforestation and agricultural expansion in the cloud forests of Oaxaca, Mexico. The species' extremely limited range makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat fragmentation, while climate change threatens to shift the specific temperature and humidity conditions required by this cloud forest specialist. Chytrid fungal disease, which has devastated amphibian populations throughout Mesoamerica, poses an additional existential threat to remaining populations.
Habitat
This species inhabits pristine cloud forests and pine-oak forests at elevations between 1,800-2,400 meters in the Sierra Madre de Oaxaca. It requires the specific microclimate conditions of montane cloud forests, including persistent fog, high humidity, and stable temperatures that support bromeliad communities essential for its reproductive cycle.
