| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AMPHIBIA | GYMNOPHIONA | CAECILIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Gymnopis multiplicata |
| Species Authority: | Peters, 1874 |
| Synonym/s: |
Siphonops proximus Cope, "1878" 1877
Siphonops simus Cope, "1878" 1877
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| Taxonomic Notes: | It is uncertain that all populations within its range are conspecific. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Published: | 2010 | |||
| Assessor/s: | Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, César Jaramillo, Gerardo Chaves, Federico Bolaños, Jay Savage, Gustavo Cruz, Larry David Wilson, Gunther Köhler, Mark Wilkinson, Marvalee Wake, Franklin Castañeda, Javier Sunyer | |||
| Reviewer/s: | Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young) | |||
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Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. |
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| Range Description: | This species from Central America is found in the western cordilleras and western Atlantic lowlands from eastern Guatemala to northwestern Panama, and on the Pacific versant on premontane slopes and in the lowlands in northwestern Costa Rica and on the lowlands of southwestern Costa Rica and adjacent Panama. In Panama it has been recorded from Isla Cristóbal, Isla Escudo de Veraguas and Isla Colon (Marvalee Wake pers. comm.) in the Bocas del Toro. In Costa Rica it has been recorded from Isla del Caño. Its altitudinal range is from sea level up to 1,400m asl. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Costa Rica; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama
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| Population: | This is a low density, fairly common species. |
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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| Habitat and Ecology: | It is a subterranean species of humid lowland and montane forest, lowland dry forest, gallery forest, meadows, pastures, saturated sedge peat, and secondary habitats. It is a viviparous species, and development of young takes place in the female oviduct. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | Although the species can be found in modified areas, it persists at considerably reduced densities than in primary and secondary tropical forest. Suitable forest within the species range is being extensively converted to agricultural use including banana and coffee plantations. |
| Conservation Actions: | It has been recorded from several protected areas, including the Sierra el Caral in Guatemala. There is a particular need to conserve remaining areas of lowland tropical forest for this species. There is a need for further research into the population dynamics of this species. |
| Citation: | Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, César Jaramillo, Gerardo Chaves, Federico Bolaños, Jay Savage, Gustavo Cruz, Larry David Wilson, Gunther Köhler, Mark Wilkinson, Marvalee Wake, Franklin Castañeda, Javier Sunyer 2010. Gymnopis multiplicata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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