Bolitoglossa pandi
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AMPHIBIA | CAUDATA | PLETHODONTIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Bolitoglossa pandi |
| Species Authority: | Brame and Wake, 1963 |
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2004 |
| Assessor/s: | Martha Patricia Ramírez Pinilla, Mariela Osorno-Muñoz, Jose Vicente Rueda, Adolfo Amézquita, María Cristina Ardila-Robayo |
| Reviewer/s: | Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young) |
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Justification: Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, all individuals are in fewer than five locations, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat at Cundinamarca (Colombia). |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | This species is known only from the vicinity of the type locality: Municipio de Pandi, in the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia, at 1,300m asl. It is likely to occur a little more widely than is currently known. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Colombia
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Population [top]
| Population: | It is an uncommon species. |
| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | It is found in low vegetation in riverine forest areas, and breeds by direct development. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | Habitat destruction and degradation caused primarily by agriculture (involving the cultivation of crops and livestock farrming) is the major threat, and the habitat is now severely fragmented. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | There are no protected areas within its range, and there is an urgent need to protect the habitat at its only known locality. Further research is needed to help document the full range of this species. |
Bibliography [top]
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Acosta-Galvis, A.R. 2000. Ranas, Salamandras y Caecilias (Tetrapoda: Amphibia) de Colombia. Biota Colombiana: 289-319. Brame, A.H. and Wake, D.B. 1963. The salamanders of South America. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Contributions in Science: 1-72. Brame, A.H. and Wake, D.B. 1972. New species of salamanders (genus Bolitoglossa) from Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Contributions in Science: 1-34. Hanken, J. and Wake, D.B. 1982. Genetic differentiation among plethodontid salamanders (genus Bolitoglossa) in Central and South America: implications for the South American invasion. Herpetologica: 272-287. IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004. Ruiz-Carranza, P.M., Ardila-Robayo, M.C. and Lynch, J.D. 1996. Lista actualizada de la fauna de Amphibia de Colombia. Revista de la Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales: 365-415. |
| Citation: | Martha Patricia Ramírez Pinilla, Mariela Osorno-Muñoz, Jose Vicente Rueda, Adolfo Amézquita, María Cristina Ardila-Robayo 2004. Bolitoglossa pandi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012. |
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