Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Hemiphractus panamensis (Hemiphractus panamensis), recorded as Critically Endangered
Hemiphractus panamensis (Hemiphractus panamensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Hemiphractus panamensis

Hemiphractus panamensis

Hemiphractus panamensis is a frog in the family Hemiphractidae (order Anura), recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Hemiphractus panamensis
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Anura · Hemiphractidae · Hemiphractus

The frog

Hill RL. Martin KG; stanley E; mendelson JR III (2018).

Range and habitat

This frog lives in rainy submontane forests. Scientists do not believe it is tolerant to habitat disturbance.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

This frog breeds through direct development with no free-swimming tadpole stage.

In crisis

The IUCN classifies this species as critically endangered. The fungal disease chytridiomycosis poses a significant threat.

Chytrid fungus, collection, and wet-forest loss are the usual pressures on frogs with a high threat category.

Hemiphractus panamensis is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Hemiphractus panamensis, Wikidata item Q57262968. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Hemiphractus panamensis?
Hemiphractus panamensis is a frog in the family Hemiphractidae (order Anura).
What is the conservation status of Hemiphractus panamensis?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Hemiphractus panamensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Hemiphractus panamensis live?
This frog lives in rainy submontane forests.
Why is Hemiphractus panamensis in crisis?
The IUCN classifies this species as critically endangered.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Hemiphractus panamensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Hemiphractus panamensis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.