Holoaden bradei

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	STRABOMANTIDAE

Scientific Name:	Holoaden bradei
Species Authority:	B. Lutz, 1958

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered B2ab(iii,v) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2004

Assessor/s:

Carlos Frederico da Rocha, Monique Van Sluys, Carlos Alberto Gonçalves da Cruz

Reviewer/s:

Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Critically Endangered because its Area of Occupancy is probably less than 10km2, all individuals are in a single sub-population, and the extent and quality of its habitat, and the number of mature individuals, on the Itatiaia Mountains in southern Brazil are declining.

History:

1996	–	Critically Endangered (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1996	–	Critically Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is restricted to the highlands of the Itatiaia Mountains, in south-eastern Brazil. It occurs from 2,400-2,600m asl.
Countries:	Possibly extinct: Brazil
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Population [top]

Population:	This species was found frequently up until the 1970s, but has not been found for more than 10 years even though there have been extensive searches of the area for many years. It was last collected in 1976.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species occurs on the ground, under mulch and leaves, which is also where the eggs are laid. It hides under stones and in terrestrial bromeliads in open grassland, and probably breeds by direct development.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The species has been heavily impacted by habitat degradation due to touristic activities and fire, and is also affected by extreme frosts.

Major Threat(s):

The species has been heavily impacted by habitat degradation due to touristic activities and fire, and is also affected by extreme frosts.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The range of the species is within Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, and continued conservation and maintenance of its habitat is necessary. More exhaustive searches for this species are needed, in order to determine whether or not it still survives in the wild. If it is found, then further conservation measures, including a conservation management plan, will be needed.

Conservation Actions:

The range of the species is within Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, and continued conservation and maintenance of its habitat is necessary. More exhaustive searches for this species are needed, in order to determine whether or not it still survives in the wild. If it is found, then further conservation measures, including a conservation management plan, will be needed.

Citation:	Carlos Frederico da Rocha, Monique Van Sluys, Carlos Alberto Gonçalves da Cruz 2004. Holoaden bradei. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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