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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Craugastoridae |
| Genus: | Craugastor |
| Subgenus: | Craugastor |
| Species: | C. escoces
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| Binomial name | |
| Craugastor escoces (Savage, 1975)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Eleutherodactylus escoces Savage, 1975 | |
Habitat
editIts 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
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Michelle Soto M. (6 June 2017). "Rana tica reaparece tras haber sido declarada extinta en 2004". La Nación. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
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