Atelopus flavescens

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	BUFONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Atelopus flavescens

Species Authority:

Duméril & Bibron, 1841

Common Name/s:

French

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Atélope Jaunâtre

Synonym/s:

Atelopus spumarius Lescure, 1981 subspecies barbotini

Atelopus vermiculatus McDiarmid, 1973

Taxonomic Notes:

Atelopus spumarius barbotini has been suggested to represent a junior synonym of this species (Kok 2000).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable A3ce ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Jean Lescure, Christian Marty, Renaud Boistel, Stefan Lötters, Enrique La Marca, Robert Reynolds, Marinus Hoogmoed, Ross MacCulloch, Philippe Gaucher, Stefan Lötters
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 projected population decline, estimated to be more than 30% over the next ten years, inferred from declines in other Atelopus species in the same region, probably due to chytridiomycosis.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from north-eastern coastal and central French Guiana. It occurs from sea level up to 300m asl.
Countries:	Native: French Guiana
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Population [top]

Population:	This is a common species, although it is not common in Mont Grand Matoury and Matoury region. It has been recorded as recently as 2000.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is known from the proximity of fast-flowing small streams in lowland primary forest. It has not been recorded outside primary forest. Embryonic and larval development occurs in water.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no present threats to this species, but future threats will most likely include shifting agriculture and clear-cutting of the forests. Although illegal, there is still some collection for the pet trade, but at present this is not a major threat to the species. This species probably occurs at elevations below the altitude at which chytridiomycosis seems prevalent, though this nonetheless remains a potential future threat.

Major Threat(s):

There are no present threats to this species, but future threats will most likely include shifting agriculture and clear-cutting of the forests. Although illegal, there is still some collection for the pet trade, but at present this is not a major threat to the species. This species probably occurs at elevations below the altitude at which chytridiomycosis seems prevalent, though this nonetheless remains a potential future threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The range of this species includes Matoury Nature Reserve and Kaw Nature Reserve. Continued population monitoring is required, especially in light of the potential threat of chytridiomycosis.

Conservation Actions:

The range of this species includes Matoury Nature Reserve and Kaw Nature Reserve. Continued population monitoring is required, especially in light of the potential threat of chytridiomycosis.

Citation:	Jean Lescure, Christian Marty, Renaud Boistel, Stefan Lötters, Enrique La Marca, Robert Reynolds, Marinus Hoogmoed, Ross MacCulloch, Philippe Gaucher, Stefan Lötters 2004. Atelopus flavescens. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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