Sarcohyla sabrina
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Sarcohyla sabrina faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat destruction from agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited 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 cloud forest specialist.
Habitat
This species inhabits montane cloud forests and pine-oak forests at elevations between 1,200-2,400 meters in the Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico. It requires humid microhabitats with permanent water sources for breeding, typically found near streams and temporary pools within dense forest canopy.
