Peltophryne fluviatica

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	BUFONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Peltophryne fluviatica

Species Authority:

(Schwartz, 1972)

Common Name/s:

English

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Hispaniolan Crestless Toad

Synonym/s:

Bufo fluviaticus Schwartz, 1972

Peltophryne fluviaticus Schwartz, 1972

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Critically Endangered B2ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Blair Hedges, Sixto Inchaustegui, Marcelino Hernandez, Robert Powell
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Justification: Listed as Critically Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 100 km2 and its Area Of Occupancy is less than 10km2, all individuals are in a single location, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species has a very restricted range (only two known localities) in north-western Dominican Republic. Its altitudinal range is 150-175m asl.
Countries:	Possibly extinct: Dominican Republic
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Population [top]

Population:	It is presumably very rare. It has not been encountered by any herpetologist in the three decades since it was discovered, including by herpetologists who have collected extensively on the island, as recently as 2003 (M. Hernandez pers. comm.).
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is found in xeric habitats with broadleaf gallery forest, typically in close proximity to streams. Males call from shallow running water, and eggs are laid in still water. It is not known whether or not animals stay close to streams or spread out into xeric habitats.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The species is threatened by habitat destruction from agriculture (crops and livestock) and subsistence wood collection.

Major Threat(s):

The species is threatened by habitat destruction from agriculture (crops and livestock) and subsistence wood collection.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known to occur in any protected areas. Additional survey efforts are required to determine whether or not this species survives in the wild.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known to occur in any protected areas. Additional survey efforts are required to determine whether or not this species survives in the wild.

Bibliography [top]

	Hedges, S.B. 1993. Global amphibian declines: a perspective from the Caribbean. Biodiversity and Conservation: 290-303. Hedges, S.B. 1999. Distribution of amphibians in the West Indies. In: Duellman, W.E. (ed.), Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians. A Global Perspective, pp. 211-254. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Maryland. Hedges, S.B. 2001. Caribherp: database of West Indian amphibians and reptiles (http://www.caribherp.net). Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Henderson, R.W. and Powell, R. 1999. West Indian herpetoecology. In: Crother, B.I. (ed.), Caribbean Amphibians and Reptiles, pp. 223-226. Academic Press, San Diego, California. Henderson, R.W. and Powell, R. 2001. Responses by the West Indian herpetofauna to human-influenced resources. Caribbean Journal of Science: 41-54. IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004. Powell, R. and Pregill, G.K. 1991. Peltophryne fluviatica. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles: 1-2. Powell, R., Ottenwalder, J.A., Incháustegui, S.J., Henderson, R.W. and Glor, R.E. 2000. Amphibians and reptiles of the Dominican Republic: species of special concern. Oryx: 118-128. Schwartz, A. 1972. The native toads (Anura, Bufonidae) of Hispaniola. Journal of Herpetology: 217-231. Schwartz, A. and Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions and Natural History. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, Florida.

Hedges, S.B. 1993. Global amphibian declines: a perspective from the Caribbean. Biodiversity and Conservation: 290-303.

Hedges, S.B. 1999. Distribution of amphibians in the West Indies. In: Duellman, W.E. (ed.), Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians. A Global Perspective, pp. 211-254. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Maryland.

Hedges, S.B. 2001. Caribherp: database of West Indian amphibians and reptiles (http://www.caribherp.net). Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Henderson, R.W. and Powell, R. 1999. West Indian herpetoecology. In: Crother, B.I. (ed.), Caribbean Amphibians and Reptiles, pp. 223-226. Academic Press, San Diego, California.

Henderson, R.W. and Powell, R. 2001. Responses by the West Indian herpetofauna to human-influenced resources. Caribbean Journal of Science: 41-54.

IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.

Powell, R. and Pregill, G.K. 1991. Peltophryne fluviatica. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles: 1-2.

Powell, R., Ottenwalder, J.A., Incháustegui, S.J., Henderson, R.W. and Glor, R.E. 2000. Amphibians and reptiles of the Dominican Republic: species of special concern. Oryx: 118-128.

Schwartz, A. 1972. The native toads (Anura, Bufonidae) of Hispaniola. Journal of Herpetology: 217-231.

Schwartz, A. and Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions and Natural History. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, Florida.

Citation:	Blair Hedges, Sixto Inchaustegui, Marcelino Hernandez, Robert Powell 2004. Peltophryne fluviatica. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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