| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AMPHIBIA | ANURA | HYLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Hyloscirtus palmeri |
| Species Authority: | (Boulenger, 1908) |
| Taxonomic Notes: | This species was previously within the genus Hyla but has recently been moved to the resurrected genus Hyloscirtus (Faivovich, et al., 2005). |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2004 |
| Assessor/s: | Wilmar Bolívar, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, John Lynch, Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, Gerardo Chaves, Jay Savage, César Jaramillo, Querube Fuenmayor, Brian Kubicki, Federico Bolaños |
| Reviewer/s: | Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young) |
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Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. |
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| Range Description: | This species occurs in scattered lowland and premontane humid forest sites on the Atlantic slope from central Costa Rica (at elevations of 600-750m asl) to central Panama and in the Pacific lowlands and western slopes of the Western Cordillera in Colombia (100-1,000m), south to northwestern Ecuador (550-920m). In Colombia, it also occurs around northern edge of Cordillera Occidental and the Cordillera Central, and in the Magdalena Valley on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central and the western slopes of the Cordillera Oriental, reaching 1,600m in the Magdalena Valley. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; Panama
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| Population: | It is common in Colombia and Panama, but scarcer in Costa Rica and Ecuador. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | It inhabits lower montane and lowland rainforest, where adults have been found in association with riparian vegetation and rocky streams, in which the tadpoles develop. Its adaptability to disturbed habitats is not known. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | The major threats are likely to be deforestation for agricultural development, illegal crops, logging, and human settlement, and pollution resulting from the spraying of illegal crops. |
| Conservation Actions: | It has been recorded from three protected areas in Panama (including Parque Nacional Chagres), and from Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo (Costa Rica). It occurs in several protected areas in Colombia, and in Ecuador, its geographic range overlaps with Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas. |
| Citation: | Wilmar Bolívar, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, John Lynch, Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, Gerardo Chaves, Jay Savage, César Jaramillo, Querube Fuenmayor, Brian Kubicki, Federico Bolaños 2004. Hyloscirtus palmeri. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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