Eleutherodactylus dimidiatus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
ELEUTHERODACTYLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Eleutherodactylus dimidiatus |
| Species Authority: |
(Cope, 1862) |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Near Threatened
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2010 |
| Assessor/s: |
Blair Hedges, Luis Díaz |
| Reviewer/s: |
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young) |
Justification:
Listed as Near Threatened because its Extent of Occurrence is not much greater than 20,000 km2, and the extent and quality of its habitat are probably declining, thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable.
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| History: |
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
It is moderately common in suitable habitat.
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| Population Trend: |
Stable
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
This is a terrestrial species that requires closed mesic forest. It breeds by direct development and lays its eggs in damp leaf-litter.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
The main threat to this species is habitat destruction as a result of deforestation due to agricultural development for crop cultivation and subsistence farming, charcoal manufacture, and infrastructure development for human settlement and tourism. Agricultural pollution is also a threat.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
This species occurs in many protected areas.
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