Bolitoglossa savagei
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AMPHIBIA | CAUDATA | PLETHODONTIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Bolitoglossa savagei |
| Species Authority: | Brame and Wake, 1963 |
| Taxonomic Notes: | Specimens from the Cordillera de Mérida in Venezuela are now referred to Bolitoglossa guaramacalensis (Wake pers. comm.). |
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2004 |
| Assessor/s: | Jose Vicente Rueda, 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 Data Deficient in view of the absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | This species is known only from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in northern Colombia, at 1,000-2,140m asl. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Colombia
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Population [top]
| Population: | It is an uncommon species and there have been no recent sightings (although this is most likely due to a lack of survey effort). |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | It is a montane forest species, living principally in bromeliads (in which it breeds by direct development). It has also been found in decaying logs and stumps and under decaying leaves. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | The main threat to it is deforestation due to small-scale agriculture. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | It occurs in Parque Nacional Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. |
Bibliography [top]
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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. 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. Schargel, W.E., Garcia-Perez, J.E. and Smith, E.N. 2002. A new species of Bolitoglossa (Caudata: Plethodontidae) from the Cordillera de Merida, Venezuela. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington: 534-542. |
| Citation: | Jose Vicente Rueda, María Cristina Ardila-Robayo 2004. Bolitoglossa savagei. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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