Pristimantis turpinorum

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 turpinorum
Species Authority:	(Hardy, 2001)
Synonym/s:	Eleutherodactylus turpinorum Hardy, 2001

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Jerry Hardy
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable because it is known from fewer than five locations.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is restricted to lowland parts of north-eastern Tobago Island (in Trinidad and Tobago).
Countries:	Native: Trinidad and Tobago
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no information on the population status of this species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is generally associated with forest and more specifically with palm trees. Males call from the ends of palm tree fronds, and females have been found on the forest floor. It breeds by direct development; the site of egg deposition is not known, but may be within the palm trees.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no threats to this species, but its restricted range renders it susceptible to stochastic threatening processes.

Major Threat(s):

There are no threats to this species, but its restricted range renders it susceptible to stochastic threatening processes.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The forests of Tobago in which this species is found are protected as the Little Tobago Wildlife Sanctuary. There is a need for close population monitoring of this species given that it has such a limited range.

Conservation Actions:

The forests of Tobago in which this species is found are protected as the Little Tobago Wildlife Sanctuary. There is a need for close population monitoring of this species given that it has such a limited range.

Citation:	Jerry Hardy 2004. Pristimantis turpinorum. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012.
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