This species is known only from the isolated Sierra de Los Tuxtlas of southern Veracruz, Mexico, at altitudes between 400 and 1,200m asl.
Habitat and Ecology
It occurs along streams in premontane and lower montane wet forests; it is not known if this species can adapt to habitat modification. Breeding is by direct development.
The population status of this species is unknown.
The threats to this species are not known, although it is likely to be impacted by ongoing forest loss in the region.
It is present in the Los Tuxtlas National Biosphere Reserve. Further survey work is needed to establish the current population status of the species.
Georgina Santos-Barrera 2004. Craugastor vulcani. In: IUCN 2014