Pristimantis museosus

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	STRABOMANTIDAE

Scientific Name:

Pristimantis museosus

Species Authority:

(Ibáñez, Jaramillo and Arosemena, 1994)

Common Name/s:

Spanish

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Rana Mususas

Synonym/s:

Eleutherodactylus marshae Lynch, 1964

Eleutherodactylus museosus Ibáñez, Jaramillo and Arosemena, 1994

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2010

Assessor/s:

Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, César Jaramillo, Querube Fuenmayor

Reviewer/s:

Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)

Justification:
Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in Panama.

History:

2004

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Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the central cordilleras of Panama, ranging from 700-1,000m asl.
Countries:	Native: Panama
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Population [top]

Population:	It is generally rare, but common in a few sites such as the head of the Río Changuinola and the Bosque Protector Palo in Bocas del Toro Province and the continental divide near Copé, Coclé Province.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is associated with low vegetation in humid montane forest. Breeding is by direct development, although the site of egg deposition is not known.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The principal threat is habitat loss, mainly due to small-scale subsistence wood extraction.

Major Threat(s):

The principal threat is habitat loss, mainly due to small-scale subsistence wood extraction.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Much of its range is included in protected areas, including Parque Nacional Chagres.

Conservation Actions:

Much of its range is included in protected areas, including Parque Nacional Chagres.

Citation:	Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, César Jaramillo, Querube Fuenmayor 2010. Pristimantis museosus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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