| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AMPHIBIA | GYMNOPHIONA | RHINATREMATIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Epicrionops lativittatus |
| Species Authority: | Taylor, 1968 |
| Taxonomic Notes: | This is a species of uncertain taxonomic validity. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2004 |
| Assessor/s | Javier Icochea, Ariadne Angulo, Mark Wilkinson, Marvalee Wake |
| Evaluator/s: | Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young) |
|
Justification: Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing doubts as to its taxonomic validity as well as absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements. |
|
| Range Description: | This species is known only from the non-specific type locality of "eastern Peru" (Taylor 1968). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Peru
|
| Population: | It is known only from the holotype. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
|
| Habitat and Ecology: | It is presumably associated with forests. The eggs are presumably laid on land, with the hatching larvae falling into streams to complete their development. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | There is no information on threats to this species. |
| Conservation Actions: | It is not known from any protected areas. |
| Citation: | Javier Icochea, Ariadne Angulo, Mark Wilkinson, Marvalee Wake 2004. Epicrionops lativittatus. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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