Plectrohyla pycnochila
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Plectrohyla pycnochila faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat destruction from agricultural expansion and logging activities in its montane forest range. 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 temperature and humidity conditions essential for this moisture-dependent species' survival.
Habitat
This species inhabits montane cloud forests and pine-oak forests at elevations between 1,500-2,500 meters in the mountains of Guatemala and southern Mexico. It requires areas with high humidity and consistent moisture levels, typically found near streams and in dense forest canopy.
