Craugastor fleischmanni

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	CRAUGASTORIDAE

Scientific Name:	Craugastor fleischmanni
Species Authority:	(Boettger, 1892)
Taxonomic Notes:	This species was previously included in the genus Eleutherodactylus (Crawford and Smith 2005).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Critically Endangered A2ace ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Federico Bolaños, Gerardo Chaves, Jay Savage
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Justification: Listed as Critically Endangered because of a drastic population decline, estimated to be more than 80% over the last three generations, inferred from the apparent disappearance of most or all of the population, perhaps due to chytridiomycosis. This species is possibly Extinct, however, the possibility exists that the species is still extant within the Cordillera de Talamanca, and directed surveys are urgently needed here to locate any remnant populations.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species was found in Costa Rica on the Meseta Central Oriental and Occidental, on the Pacific slopes of the volcanoes Poás and Barva, on the Atlantic slopes of the volcanoes Irazú, Turrialba, and on the slopes of the Cordillera de Talamanca, at elevations of 1,050-2,286m asl.
Countries:	Possibly extinct: Costa Rica
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Population [top]

Population:	It has not been seen since 1986 despite extensive searches in a number of sites from which it was formerly known (Federico Bolaños and Gerardo Chaves pers. comm. 2007). There is a possibility that populations persist in parts of the Cordillera de Talamanca, as limited survey work has recently taken place within this area. Until directed surveys have been undertaken in this region, the species is still considered to be extant.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Population:

It has not been seen since 1986 despite extensive searches in a number of sites from which it was formerly known (Federico Bolaños and Gerardo Chaves pers. comm. 2007). There is a possibility that populations persist in parts of the Cordillera de Talamanca, as limited survey work has recently taken place within this area. Until directed surveys have been undertaken in this region, the species is still considered to be extant.

Population Trend:

Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a nocturnal species that has been found along streams in premontane and lower montane wet forest at both pristine and moderately disturbed sites. It reproduces in stream margins by direct development.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The most likely cause of the disappearance at known sites of this species is chytridiomycosis, possibly in combination with the effects of climate change.

Major Threat(s):

The most likely cause of the disappearance at known sites of this species is chytridiomycosis, possibly in combination with the effects of climate change.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The historical range includes Parque Nacional Tapantí as well as other protected areas. It is a high priority to conduct surveys to relocate this species (most especially within the Cordillera de Talamanca) and determine whether or not it survives in the wild; in view of the threat of chytridiomycosis, surviving individuals might need to form the basis for the establishment of an ex-situ population.

Conservation Actions:

The historical range includes Parque Nacional Tapantí as well as other protected areas. It is a high priority to conduct surveys to relocate this species (most especially within the Cordillera de Talamanca) and determine whether or not it survives in the wild; in view of the threat of chytridiomycosis, surviving individuals might need to form the basis for the establishment of an ex-situ population.

Citation:	Federico Bolaños, Gerardo Chaves, Jay Savage 2004. Craugastor fleischmanni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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