Craugastor stadelmani facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Craugastor stadelmani |
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Eleutherodactylus stadelmani Schmidt, 1936 |
The Craugastor stadelmani is a very rare type of frog. It belongs to the Craugastoridae family. You can only find this frog in the mountains of northern Honduras. This means it is endemic to that area.
The frog's name, stadelmani, honors Raymond Edward Stadelman. He was a curator at the Tela serpentarium and a naturalist. Some common names for this frog are Stadelman's coqui and north-central Honduran montane streamside frog.
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What Does the Craugastor Stadelmani Look Like?
Adult male frogs are about 2.7 to 3.3 centimeters (1.1 to 1.3 inches) long. Adult females are a bit bigger. They measure about 3.3 to 4.7 centimeters (1.3 to 1.9 inches) long. This measurement is from their snout to their rear end.
The frog's snout looks rounded when you view it from above. From the side, it also looks rounded or almost straight down. The tympanum, which is like an eardrum, is hard to see in males. It cannot be seen at all in females.
Their fingers have special discs and ridges along the sides. But they do not have webbing between their fingers. Their toes also have discs. They have some webbing between their toes.
The top of the frog's head and body is medium brown. It has some dark brown ridges and large bumps. The underside of the frog is light grey or brown. It also has small brown spots. Male frogs have a single vocal sac under their throat. This helps them make sounds, but you cannot see it from the outside.
Where Does the Craugastor Stadelmani Live?
The Craugastor stadelmani lives in wet forests. These forests are found in mountains. They are at heights between 1,125 and 1,900 meters (3,691 to 6,234 feet) above sea level.
These frogs reproduce in a special way. They do not have a tadpole stage that lives in water. Instead, their young develop directly into small frogs. This happens on the ground, usually near streams.
Why Is This Frog Critically Endangered?
The Craugastor stadelmani used to be quite common. But its numbers dropped very quickly in the 1990s. By 2004, experts thought the species was critically endangered. Some even feared it might be extinct. No one had seen them in places where they used to live.
The main reason for this decline is habitat loss. This means their forest homes were destroyed. Another problem might be a disease called chytridiomycosis. This disease affects amphibians. It could be why the frogs disappeared even from untouched areas. Some groups of these frogs lived in protected areas. But they still vanished.
Good news came in 2010. Two living frogs were found at one of the sites. This was a place where they were thought to be gone. However, losing their habitat is still a big worry for these frogs. Scientists tested one frog for chytridiomycosis. The test result was negative. This means that particular frog did not have the disease.
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In Spanish: Craugastor stadelmani para niños
