| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AMPHIBIA | ANURA | HYLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Scinax arduous |
| Species Authority: | Peixoto, 2002 |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2004 |
| Assessor/s: | Oswaldo Luiz Peixoto, Bruno Pimenta |
| Reviewer/s: | Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young) |
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Justification: Listed as Data Deficient since it has only recently been described, and there is still very little known about its extent of occurrence, area of occupancy, status and ecological requirements. |
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| Range Description: | This recently described species from south-eastern Brazil is known only from Santa Teresa in the state of Espírito Santo, at 700m asl. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Brazil
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| Population: | Only two specimens are known at present, and there is no other information regarding its population status. |
| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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| Habitat and Ecology: | It is thought to live and breed in bromeliads in moist topical forest. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | There is no direct information on threats to this species, but in the vicinity of the type locality it is potentially at risk from expanding agricultural activity, wood plantations, and human settlements, as well as from the collection of bromeliads. |
| Conservation Actions: | It is not known from any protected areas. |
| Citation: | Oswaldo Luiz Peixoto, Bruno Pimenta 2004. Scinax arduous. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012. |
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