| Craugastor rayo | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Craugastor |
| Species: | C. rayo |
| Binomial name | |
| Craugastor rayo (Savage and DeWeese, 1979) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Eleutherodactylus rayo Savage and DeWeese, 1979 | |
Craugastor rayo, also known as the Sabana robber frog, is a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It is endemic to the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica.
Etymology
The specific name rayo is an "arbitrary combination of letters that happens to mean lightning in Spanish". However, it also is an allusion to Roy Wallace McDiarmid, collector of the holotype, recognizing his contributions to studying the Costa Rican herpetofauna.
Description
Adult males measure 37–45 mm (1.5–1.8 in) and females 38–71 mm (1.5–2.8 in) in snout–vent length. The fingers have well-developed lateral fringes whereas the toes are basally webbed. The base color is deep bluish purple in males and slightly lighter and tending toward tan in females. Dorsal patterning is variable and may involve blotches or a mid-dorsal stripe, while some individuals are uniform in color. Limbs may be uniform or have dark, broad crossbars.
Habitat and conservation
Its natural habitats are stream margins in upper premontane wet forests and rainforests and in lower montane rainforests at elevations of 1,480–1,820 m (4,860–5,970 ft) or 1,600–1,850 m (5,250–6,070 ft) above sea level. It is threatened by habitat loss, and possibly, chytridiomycosis.
References
- ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Craugastor rayo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T56902A54370331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T56902A54370331.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Savage, Jay M.; DeWeese, J. E. (1979). "A new species of leptodactylid frog, genus Eleutherodactylus from the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica". Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 78: 107–115.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2017). "Craugastor rayo (Savage and DeWeese, 1979)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- Luis Humberto Elizondo C.; Federico Bolaños V. (2011). "Craugastor rayo". Biodiversidad de Costa Rica. Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Craugastor rayo | |