Bolitoglossa walkeri
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AMPHIBIA | CAUDATA | PLETHODONTIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Bolitoglossa walkeri |
| Species Authority: | Brame and Wake, 1972 |
| Taxonomic Notes: | This species is a complex of more than one species. |
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Near Threatened ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2004 |
| Assessor/s: | Fernando Castro, Maria Isabel Herrera, John Lynch |
| Reviewer/s: | Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young) |
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Justification: Listed as Near Threatened because, although it is relatively abundant within its small range, its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, and the extent and quality of its habitat are probably declining, thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | This species occurs from the department of Valle del Cauca, extending to the department of Cauca (Munchique), on the Oriental slope of the Cordillera Occidental, in Colombia, from 1,980-2,050m asl. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Colombia
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Population [top]
| Population: | It is a very common species. |
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | It occurs on herbaceous vegetation, epiphytes and fallen leaves, inside cloud forests with high humidity, and it has also been recorded from disturbed forest edges such as roadsides in forest. The details of its breeding habits are not known. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | There are no major threats to this species at present. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | Some of its populations are within Parque Nacional Natural Munchique and Parque Nacional Natural Farallones de Cali. |
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. 1972. New species of salamanders (genus Bolitoglossa) from Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County - Contributions in Science: 1-34. 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: | Fernando Castro, Maria Isabel Herrera, John Lynch 2004. Bolitoglossa walkeri. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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