Sarcohyla chryses
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Sarcohyla chryses

Sarcohyla chryses, also known as the golden treefrog, is a species of frog in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre del Sur in Guerrero, Mexico. Its sister species is Sarcohyla mykter.

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Sarcohyla chryses occurs in humid cool areas in wet pine-oak forest, cloud forest, and fir forest at elevations of 2,300–2,600 m (7,500–8,500 ft) above sea level; it can also occur inside caves. It breeds in streams. It is threatened by habitat loss and potentially also by chytridiomycosis. It is present in Parque Nacional Guerrero.

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1. Sarcohyla chryses Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcohyla_chryses
2. Sarcohyla chryses on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55447/53954203

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