| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AMPHIBIA | ANURA | BUFONIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Rhinella acrolopha |
| Species Authority: | (Trueb, 1971) |
| Synonym/s: |
Rhamphophryne acrolopha Trueb, 1971
|
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2004 |
| Assessor/s: | Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, César Jaramillo, Querube Fuenmayor, Taran Grant |
| Reviewer/s: | Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young) |
|
Justification: Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing uncertainties as to its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements. |
|
| Range Description: | This species is known from a single locality in the eastern cordilleras of south-eastern Darién Province in Panama adjacent to Colombia, extending into extreme north-western Colombia at Los Katios in Choco Department. It is a lowland species that ranges up to 1,400m asl. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Colombia; Panama
|
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| Population: | There is no information available on its population status. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This is a terrestrial inhabitant of both humid lowland and lower montane forest, although it is not known from secondary habitats. Its breeding behaviour is unknown; it might breed by direct development if it is like other members of its genus. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | All known populations are in protected areas, but there are presumably populations outside protected areas that are likely to be threatened by deforestation for agricultural development, cultivation of illegal crops, logging, and human settlement, and also by pollution resulting from the spraying of illegal crops. |
| Conservation Actions: | It has been recorded from Parque Nacional Darién in Panama, and Parque Nacional Natural Los Katios in Colombia. |
| Citation: | Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, César Jaramillo, Querube Fuenmayor, Taran Grant 2004. Rhinella acrolopha. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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