Craugastor batrachylus is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to Mexico, known only from a restricted area in the Gran Sierra Plegada physiographic region of the northeastern state of Tamaulipas. It is commonly called the Tamaulipan Arboreal Robber Frog.
Taxonomy
The species was originally described by Edward Harrison Taylor in 1940 under the name Eleutherodactylus batrachylus. It was later moved to the genus Craugastor. The type locality is Miquihuana, Tamaulipas, approximately eighty miles southwest of Ciudad Victoria, Mexico. The holotype is held at the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ 9308).
Description and Habitat
C. batrachylus is a direct-developing robber frog, meaning it does not have a free-living tadpole stage; instead, eggs develop directly into small froglets. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It inhabits moderate-elevation forested environments, including shrublands adjacent to conifer forests.
Conservation Status
The species is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN 3.1). Insufficient information is available to assess its population size, trends, or specific threats.
Distribution
C. batrachylus is endemic to Mexico and has been recorded only from a restricted area in the state of Tamaulipas.
