''Craugastor pozo'' is a species of frog in the family

Craugastoridae Craugastoridae, commonly known as fleshbelly frogs, is a family of New World direct-developing frogs. As delineated here, following the Amphibian Species of the World, it contains 129 species. They are found from the southern United States south ...

. It is endemic to Mexico and known from the western foothills and highlands of

Chiapas Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...

. The

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''pozo'' refers to the local name of the area near its type locality, El Pozo (sometimes also known as Pozo Turipache and Pozo La Pera). Common name Pozo Turipache rainfrog has been coined for it.

Description

Males measure and females in snout–vent length. The canthus rostralis is sharp and tympanum is distinct. The dorsum is brown, typically with a few black streaks or spots associated with the poorly developed parietal and suprascapular ridges. The prefrontal area is pale brown, separated from the back of the head by an interorbital bar. There are usually conspicuous dark lip and limb bars. The supratympanic ridge has black lower edge. The flanks are cream with bold dark brown mottling or marbling. Large adult males have vocal slits. Before being recognized as representing a separate species, ''Craugastor pozo'' were identified as '' Craugastor brocchi''.

Habitat and conservation

The species' natural habitats are wet forest areas at elevations of

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. They occur on the forest floor under leaf-litter among limestone boulders and limestone caves. They hide by day and are active on the forest floor and in low vegetation by night. This rare species is threatened by habitat loss. It is not known to occur in any protected area.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3002324 pozo Endemic amphibians of Mexico Amphibians described in 1995 Taxa named by Jay M. Savage Taxonomy articles created by Polbot