Quilticohyla acrochorda
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Quilticohyla acrochorda faces severe population decline due to the devastating chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which has caused widespread amphibian mortality throughout Central American cloud forests. Habitat destruction from agricultural expansion and coffee cultivation in its montane forest range has further fragmented remaining populations. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the cool, humid microclimate conditions essential for this species' survival in high-elevation environments.
Habitat
This species inhabits montane cloud forests and pine-oak forests at elevations between 1,200-2,400 meters in the mountains of Guatemala and southern Mexico. It requires cool, humid microhabitats with persistent moisture, typically found in pristine forest areas with dense canopy cover.
