Bokermannohyla izecksohni
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
HYLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Bokermannohyla izecksohni |
| Species Authority: |
(Jim and Caramaschi, 1979) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
This species was previously included in the genus Hyla but has recently been moved to the genus Bokermannohyla (Faivovich et al. 2005). |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Critically Endangered
B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Carlos Alberto Gonçalves da Cruz |
| Reviewer/s: |
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Listed as Critically Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 100 km2 and its Area Of Occupancy is less than 10km2, all individuals are in a single location, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat, and in the number of mature individuals, in the state of São Paulo, southern Brazil.
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| History: |
| 1996 |
– |
Data Deficient
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| 1994 |
– |
Insufficiently Known
(Groombridge 1994)
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
Surveys to locate this species in recent years have not found any individuals.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It was originally found on vegetation or on forest leaf-litter near streams. The type specimen was found in a temporary pond, which has subsequently disappeared. It breeds in temporary ponds.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
The type locality of the species has been destroyed by agriculture and human settlement.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
The current known range of the species is not within any protected area. Further survey work is needed to determine if it occurs outside the vicinity of the type locality, and if it even still persists at the type locality.
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