Eleutherodactylus tetajulia

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 tetajulia
Species Authority:	Estrada and Hedges, 1996

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 at Macizo de Sagua-Baracoa, eastern Cuba.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species has a restricted range in Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt, Cuba, occurring at an altitude of 300-600m asl.
Countries:	Native: Cuba
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Population [top]

Population:	It is an uncommon species.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a terrestrial species, found only in closed mesic forests, and it breeds by direct development.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The major threat is habitat destruction and deforestation, as a result of the impacts of subsistence farming and charcoaling. Mining within the park might also pose a threat to this species.

Major Threat(s):

The major threat is habitat destruction and deforestation, as a result of the impacts of subsistence farming and charcoaling. Mining within the park might also pose a threat to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Although it occurs in the Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt, the area is not effectively managed and most of the threats are taking place within the park's boundaries. Improved management and protection of this area is essential to ensure the persistence of this species.

Conservation Actions:

Although it occurs in the Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt, the area is not effectively managed and most of the threats are taking place within the park's boundaries. Improved management and protection of this area is essential to ensure the persistence of this species.

Bibliography [top]

	Centro Nacional de Areas Protegidas (CNAP). 2002. Sistema Nacional de Areas Protegidas. Cuba. Plan 2003-2008. CNAP, Sevilla, Spain. Estrada, A.R. and Hedges, S.B. 1996. A new frog of the genus Eleutherodactylus from eastern Cuba (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Herpetologica: 435-439. 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.

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

Estrada, A.R. and Hedges, S.B. 1996. A new frog of the genus Eleutherodactylus from eastern Cuba (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Herpetologica: 435-439.

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.

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