Ceuthomantis aracamuni

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	CEUTHOMANTIDAE

Scientific Name:	Ceuthomantis aracamuni
Species Authority:	(Barrio-Amorós & Molina, 2006)
Synonym/s:	Barrio-Amorós & Molina, 2006 Pristimantis aracamuni Heinicke, Duellman & Hedges, 2007
Taxonomic Notes:	Included in the genus Pristimantis following Heinicke et al. (2007) (Frost 2007). The species is distinguished from other similar species by a combination of morphological features and colour pattern.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Cesar Barrio-Amorós
Reviewer/s:	Ariadne Angulo and Simon Stuart
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable because its area of occupancy is less than 20 km2 and it is known from only a single location.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Pristimantis aracamuni is known from the summit of Cerro Aracamuni (01 28’ 36’’ N; 65 50’ 07’’ W, 1493 masl), state of Amazonas, Venezuela. Cerro Aracamuni is in the northern part of the huge Neblina massif, reaching a maximum elevation of 1600 m (Barrio-Amorós and Molina, 2006).
Countries:	Native: Venezuela (Venezuela (mainland))
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Population [top]

Population:	The species is only known from a type series comprised of two specimens.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The vegetation at Cerro Aracamuni is considered to be “broad-leaved, shrubby upland meadows on peat” . Individuals have been found in a moss patch on a rocky tallus (0.8 m high), in a small creek (2 m wide) of tannic water and rocky bed. The creek is located in a dwarf gallery forest (2.5 m canopy). There is one other species of amphibian known from Aracamuni, Cochranella riveroi (Barrio-Amorós and Molina, 2006).
Systems:	Terrestrial

Habitat and Ecology:

The vegetation at Cerro Aracamuni is considered to be “broad-leaved, shrubby upland meadows on peat” . Individuals have been found in a moss patch on a rocky tallus (0.8 m high), in a small creek (2 m wide) of tannic water and rocky
bed. The creek is located in a dwarf gallery forest (2.5 m canopy). There is one other species of amphibian known from Aracamuni, Cochranella riveroi (Barrio-Amorós and Molina, 2006).

Systems:

Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No major threats are currently known for this species. However, the species' restricted distribution may render it vulnerable to stochastic events (C. Barrio-Amorós, pers. comm. 2008).

Major Threat(s):

No major threats are currently known for this species. However, the species' restricted distribution may render it vulnerable to stochastic events (C. Barrio-Amorós, pers. comm. 2008).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Cerro Aracamuni is considered to be a natural monument (C. Barrio-Amorós, pers. comm. 2008).

Conservation Actions:

Cerro Aracamuni is considered to be a natural monument (C. Barrio-Amorós, pers. comm. 2008).

Citation:	Cesar Barrio-Amorós 2008. Ceuthomantis aracamuni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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