Sarcohyla siopela
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Sarcohyla siopela faces severe population decline primarily due to habitat destruction from agricultural expansion and urban development in its limited montane 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 cool, humid microclimate 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 del Sur of Mexico. It requires cool, humid conditions with persistent fog and dense canopy cover, typically found near streams and in areas with abundant epiphytic vegetation.
