Craugastor anciano

Craugastor anciano was a species of frog in the family Craugastoridae. It was endemic to the Cordillera de Celaque in Honduras.^[2] Its natural habitats were moist premontane and lower montane forests. It lived on the ground along streams.^[1]

Craugastor anciano
Conservation status
Extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Craugastoridae
Genus:	Craugastor
Species:	†C. anciano
Binomial name
†Craugastor anciano (Savage, McCranie, and Wilson, 1988)
Synonyms
Eleutherodactylus anciano Savage, McCranie, and Wilson, 1988

Craugastor anciano was an extremely rare species that is now considered extinct. Chytridiomycosis is a possible reason, although habitat loss may have also contributed.^[1]