Eleutherodactylus mariposa
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
ELEUTHERODACTYLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Eleutherodactylus mariposa |
| Species Authority: |
Hedges, Estrada and Thomas, 1992 |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Critically Endangered
B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| 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 Critically Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 100 km2, its Area of Occupancy is less than 10 km2, all individuals are in a single location, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat at Maseta del Guaso, eastern Cuba.
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
It is moderately common at its only known locality.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It is arboreal in mesic closed-canopy forests, and breeds by direct development.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
The main threat is habitat destruction due to subsistence farming and charcoaling, as well as clear-cutting.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
The species is not known to occur in any protected areas, and protection of the remaining habitat at what is currently the species' only known locality is urgently needed. The surviving population requires close monitoring.
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