Craugastor escoces

Craugastor escoces
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Craugastoridae
Genus:	Craugastor
Subgenus:	Craugastor
Species:	C. escoces
Binomial name
Craugastor escoces (Savage, 1975)
Synonyms[2]
Eleutherodactylus escoces Savage, 1975

Craugastor escoces is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Costa Rica.[2] After not having been seen after 1986—despite extensive directed surveys—it was declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2004.[1] However, the species was rediscovered on September 18, 2016, when two researchers from the University of Costa Rica found a female Craugastor escoces at the edge of the Juan Castro Blanco National Park in Alajuela Province.[3][4]

Habitat

Its natural habitats are premontane and lower montane rainforests at elevations of 1,100–2,100 m (3,600–6,900 ft) above sea level.[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Craugastor escoces". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T56588A54367912. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T56588A54367912.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Craugastor escoces (Savage, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
3. Jiménez, Randall; Alvarado, Gilbert (30 May 2017). "Craugastor escoces (Anura: Craugastoridae) reappears after 30 years: rediscovery of an "extinct" Neotropical frog". Amphibia-Reptilia. 38 (2): 257–259. doi:10.1163/15685381-00003102.
4. Michelle Soto M. (6 June 2017). "Rana tica reaparece tras haber sido declarada extinta en 2004". La Nación. Retrieved 6 June 2017.