Phrynomedusa fimbriata

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	HYLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Phrynomedusa fimbriata
Species Authority:	Miranda-Ribeiro, 1923

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Extinct ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2004

Assessor/s:

Carlos Alberto Gonçalves da Cruz, Bruno Pimenta

Reviewer/s:

Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)

Justification:
Listed as Extinct because it has not been recorded for over 80 years, and extensive searches have failed to locate this species.

History:

1996	–	Data Deficient
1994	–	Insufficiently Known (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species has only been recorded from "Alto da Serra", Paranapiacaba, Santo Andre, in the State of Sao Paulo, south-eastern Brazil. It was collected at an elevation of around 1,000m asl.
Countries:	Regionally extinct: Brazil
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	It remains known from the holotype only, with no additional records for more than 80 years, despite repeated searches. It is now believed to be extinct.

Population:

It remains known from the holotype only, with no additional records for more than 80 years, despite repeated searches. It is now believed to be extinct.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Although there is no information available on the biology or ecology of this species, it is possible that it was a high-altitude stream-breeder.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No explanation is currently available for the disappearance of this species.

Major Threat(s):

No explanation is currently available for the disappearance of this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no protected areas near the type locality of this species.

Conservation Actions:

There are no protected areas near the type locality of this species.

Citation:	Carlos Alberto Gonçalves da Cruz, Bruno Pimenta 2004. Phrynomedusa fimbriata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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