Epicrionops lativittatus
Taxonomy [top]
| 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. |
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2004 |
| Assessor/s: | Javier Icochea, Ariadne Angulo, Mark Wilkinson, Marvalee Wake |
| 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 continuing doubts as to its taxonomic validity as well as 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 non-specific type locality of "eastern Peru" (Taylor 1968). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Peru
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Population [top]
| Population: | It is known only from the holotype. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| 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 |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | There is no information on threats to this species. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | It is not known from any protected areas. |
Bibliography [top]
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Gower, D.J. and Wilkinson, M. 2005. Conservation biology of caecilian amphibians. Conservation Biology 19(1): 45-55. IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004. Nussbaum, R.A. 1977. Rhinatrematidae: a new family of caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona). Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology of the University of Michigan: 1-30. Taylor, E.H. 1968. The Caecilians of the World. A Taxonomic Review. University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas. Wilkinson, M. 1996. The heart and aortic arches of rhinatrematid caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: 135-150. |
| Citation: | Javier Icochea, Ariadne Angulo, Mark Wilkinson, Marvalee Wake 2004. Epicrionops lativittatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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