Craugastor mexicanus (Brocchi, 1877)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Craugastor mexicanus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to eastern Mexico and occurs in the states of Oaxaca, Puebla, Hidalgo, and Veracruz. It is a common species inhabiting tropical wet and semi-deciduous forest, pine-oak montane forest, and montane cloud forest at elevations of 700–3,420 m (2,300–11,220 ft) above sea level. Although it is adaptable to habitat disturbance, loss of cloud forest is a potential threat to it. Also chytridiomycosis can have negative impacts. It is present in a number of protected areas, including Cofre de Perote National Park, Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve, and Cuenca Hidrográfica Río Necaxa.
Wikipedia contributors, Craugastor mexicanus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:47:13.446449+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Craugastor mexicanus (Brocchi, 1877)
- Name authority
- (Brocchi, 1877)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Craugastoridae
- Genus
- Craugastor
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- superfamilyBrachycephaloidea Günther, 1858
- familyCraugastoridae Hedges, Duellman & Heinicke, 2008
- genusCraugastor Cope, 1862
- speciesCraugastor mexicanus (Brocchi, 1877)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Craugastor. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Craugastor monnichorum (Dunn, 1940) | CraugastoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Craugastor megacephalus (Cope, 1875) | CraugastoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Craugastor silvicola (Lynch, 1967) | CraugastoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Craugastor rhodopis (Cope, 1867) | CraugastoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Craugastor zunigai Arias, Hertz & Parra-Olea, 2019 | CraugastoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Craugastor vocalis (Taylor, 1940) | CraugastoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Craugastor taylori (Lynch, 1966) | CraugastoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Craugastor tabasarae (Savage, Hollingsworth, Lips & Jaslow, 2004) | CraugastoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Craugastor spatulatus (Smith, 1939) | CraugastoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Craugastor saltuarius (McCranie & Wilson, 1997) | CraugastoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Craugastor sabrinus (Campbell & Savage, 2000) | CraugastoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Craugastor rugosus (Peters, 1873) | CraugastoridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Leiuperus mexicanus Brocchi, 1877 Brocchi, 1877 | synonym |
| Microbatrachylus lineatissimus Taylor, 1941 Taylor, 1941 | synonym |
| Eleutherodactylus oaxacae (Taylor, 1940) (Taylor, 1940) | synonym |
| Eleutherodactylus lineatissimus (Taylor, 1941) (Taylor, 1941) | synonym |
| Microbatrachylus fuscatus Davis & Dixon, 1957 Davis & Dixon, 1957 | synonym |
| Eleutherodactylus mexicanus (Brocchi, 1877) (Brocchi, 1877) | synonym |
| Microbatrachylus oaxacae Taylor, 1940 Taylor, 1940 | synonym |
| Eleutherodactylus mexicanus fuscatus (Davis & Dixon, 1957) (Davis & Dixon, 1957) | synonym |
| Pleurodema mexicana (Brocchi, 1877) (Brocchi, 1877) | synonym |
| Paludicola mexicana (Brocchi, 1877) (Brocchi, 1877) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=773917 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6BBV5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.