Eleutherodactylus pezopetrus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	ELEUTHERODACTYLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Eleutherodactylus pezopetrus
Species Authority:	Schwartz, 1960

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Critically Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
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, all individuals are in a single location, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in Granma Province, eastern Cuba.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from the type locality: La Cantera, Miranda, Granma Province, eastern Cuba. Its altitudinal range is from 100-270m asl.
Countries:	Native: Cuba
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Population [top]

Population:	Only about 20 specimens of this species have ever been collected, and despite surveys and field collections in surrounding areas, it has not been found elsewhere.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is found on rocks and cliff bases in closed mesic forest. Breeding is by direct development.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The main threat to the species is habitat loss due to mining and smallholder agricultural activities.

Major Threat(s):

The main threat to the species is habitat loss due to mining and smallholder agricultural activities.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known to occur in any protected areas, and immediate protection of the remaining habitat at the type locality is urgently required.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known to occur in any protected areas, and immediate protection of the remaining habitat at the type locality is urgently required.

Bibliography [top]

	Centro Nacional de Areas Protegidas (CNAP). 2002. Sistema Nacional de Areas Protegidas. Cuba. Plan 2003-2008. CNAP, Sevilla, Spain. Hedges, S.B. 1993. Global amphibian declines: a perspective from the Caribbean. Biodiversity and Conservation: 290-303. Hedges, S.B. 1999. Distribution of amphibians in the West Indies. In: Duellman, W.E. (ed.), Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians. A Global Perspective, pp. 211-254. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Maryland. Hedges, S.B. 2001. Caribherp: database of West Indian amphibians and reptiles (http://www.caribherp.net). Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Henderson, R.W. and Powell, R. 1999. West Indian herpetoecology. In: Crother, B.I. (ed.), Caribbean Amphibians and Reptiles, pp. 223-226. Academic Press, San Diego, California. Henderson, R.W. and Powell, R. 2001. Responses by the West Indian herpetofauna to human-influenced resources. Caribbean Journal of Science: 41-54. IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004. Schwartz, A. 1960. Nine new Cuban frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus. Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Sci. Publ: 3-50. Schwartz, A. and Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions and Natural History. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, Florida.

Centro Nacional de Areas Protegidas (CNAP). 2002. Sistema Nacional de Areas Protegidas. Cuba. Plan 2003-2008. CNAP, Sevilla, Spain.

Hedges, S.B. 1993. Global amphibian declines: a perspective from the Caribbean. Biodiversity and Conservation: 290-303.

Hedges, S.B. 1999. Distribution of amphibians in the West Indies. In: Duellman, W.E. (ed.), Patterns of Distribution of Amphibians. A Global Perspective, pp. 211-254. The Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Maryland.

Hedges, S.B. 2001. Caribherp: database of West Indian amphibians and reptiles (http://www.caribherp.net). Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA.

Henderson, R.W. and Powell, R. 1999. West Indian herpetoecology. In: Crother, B.I. (ed.), Caribbean Amphibians and Reptiles, pp. 223-226. Academic Press, San Diego, California.

Henderson, R.W. and Powell, R. 2001. Responses by the West Indian herpetofauna to human-influenced resources. Caribbean Journal of Science: 41-54.

IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.

Schwartz, A. 1960. Nine new Cuban frogs of the genus Eleutherodactylus. Reading Public Museum and Art Gallery, Sci. Publ: 3-50.

Schwartz, A. and Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions and Natural History. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, Florida.

Citation:	Blair Hedges, Luis Díaz 2004. Eleutherodactylus pezopetrus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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