Calyptocephalella gayi

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:

Calyptocephalella gayi

Species Authority:

(Duméril and Bibron, 1841)

Common Name/s:

English

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WIDE MOUTH TOAD

Synonym/s:

Calyptocephalella caudiverbera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Caudiverbera caudiverbera (Linnaeus, 1758)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable A2ad ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Alberto Veloso, Ramón Formas, Helen Gerson

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because of a population decline, estimated to be more than 30% over the last ten years, inferred from direct observation and over-exploitation.

History:

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

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs from Coquimbo (at approx. 29°S) to Puerto Montt (40°S), in Chile. It has an altitudinal range of 0-500m asl.
Countries:	Native: Chile
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Population [top]

Population:	Populations of this species are currently declining in central Chile; it is practically absent in ponds and lagoons close to towns where it was very abundant only a few years ago. However, populations are apparently common and stable in southern Chile.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It occurs in large, deep ponds, and small reservoirs, and breeding takes place in ponds. It tolerates some minor disturbance of its habitat, but requires permanent ponds to persist.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The main threats include harvesting as an exotic food source, and water pollution due to agriculture. Introduced trout and the drainage of ponds for development and agriculture are additional threats. Two wild-caught individuals from Chile were imported into Canada via the United States in 2005 for the pet trade (H. Gerson, pers. comm. 2008).

Major Threat(s):

The main threats include harvesting as an exotic food source, and water pollution due to agriculture. Introduced trout and the drainage of ponds for development and agriculture are additional threats. Two wild-caught individuals from Chile were imported into Canada via the United States in 2005 for the pet trade (H. Gerson, pers. comm. 2008).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in several protected areas. The harvesting of this species from the wild needs to be managed sustainably.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in several protected areas. The harvesting of this species from the wild needs to be managed sustainably.

Citation:	Alberto Veloso, Ramón Formas, Helen Gerson 2010. Calyptocephalella gayi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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