Telmatobufo australis

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	CALYPTOCEPHALELLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Telmatobufo australis
Species Authority:	Formas, 1972

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Alberto Veloso, Herman Núñez, Ramón Formas, Jose Núñez

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000 km2, it is known from fewer than ten locations, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in Valdivia and Osorno Provinces, Chile.

History:

2004	–	Vulnerable
1996	–	Data Deficient
1994	–	Rare (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from the western and eastern slopes of the Coastal Range, in Valdivia and Osorno Provinces, Chile, at 0 -1,000m asl. It is found at 38° 38'S to 40° 53'S, localities that correspond to the Nothofagus region.
Countries:	Native: Chile
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Population [top]

Population:	It is known from only a few small, disjunct populations, and is uncommonly seen (it was recorded as recently as 2001).
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It occurs in fast-flowing streams in temperate Nothofagus forest. The tadpoles are free-swimming and feed by scraping algae off of submerged rocks. It is tolerant of minor habitat destruction.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The main threat to this species is the siltation of streams (which makes it difficult for larvae to feed), caused by afforestation with exotic species and clear cutting.

Major Threat(s):

The main threat to this species is the siltation of streams (which makes it difficult for larvae to feed), caused by afforestation with exotic species and clear cutting.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known to occur in any protected areas, and there is a need for greatly improved protection of the Valdivian forests.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known to occur in any protected areas, and there is a need for greatly improved protection of the Valdivian forests.

Citation:	Alberto Veloso, Herman Núñez, Ramón Formas, Jose Núñez 2010. Telmatobufo australis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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