CR

North-Central Honduran Montane Streamside Frog

Craugastor stadelmani

Declining

Overview

Craugastor stadelmani is a rare species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to the mountains of northern Honduras. The specific name stadelmani honors Raymond Edward Stadelman, curator at the Tela serpentarium and naturalist at the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Common names Stadelman's coqui, Stadelman's patterlove, and north-central Honduran montane streamside frog have been coined for it.

Craugastor stadelmani faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat destruction from agricultural expansion and urban development in Guatemala's cloud forest regions. The species is particularly vulnerable to chytrid fungal infections, which have devastated amphibian populations throughout Central America. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the cool, moist conditions essential for this montane species' survival.

Threat summary

Habitat

This species inhabits montane cloud forests and pine-oak forests at elevations between 1,400-2,100 meters in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes of Guatemala. It requires cool, humid microhabitats with abundant leaf litter and moss cover, typically found near streams and seepages in these high-altitude forest ecosystems.

Forest· major

Conservation measures underway

Species recoveryEx-situ conservation

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Frequently asked questions

Why is North-Central Honduran Montane Streamside Frog classified as Critically Endangered?
North-Central Honduran Montane Streamside 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. Craugastor stadelmani faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat destruction from agricultural expansion and urban development in Guatemala's cloud forest regions. The species is particularly vulnerable to chytrid fungal infections, which have devastated amphibian populations throughout Central America. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the cool, moist conditions essential for this montane species' survival.
Where does North-Central Honduran Montane Streamside Frog live?
North-Central Honduran Montane Streamside Frog occurs in Honduras. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to North-Central Honduran Montane Streamside Frog?
The main threats to North-Central Honduran Montane Streamside Frog are 11.1, 2.1, 2.3, and 4.1. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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