Atelopus vogli

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 vogli
Species Authority:	Müller, 1934
Taxonomic Notes:	This species was recently recognized as distinct from Atelopus cruciger by Lötters, La Marca and Vences (2004).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Extinct ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Stefan Lötters, Enrique La Marca, Miguel Vences
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Extinct because extensive searches over the last ten years have failed to locate this species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from the type locality of "Schluch Las Peñas (600m), unweit von Maracay". This area is now believed to be Pozo del Diablo en las cabeceras del Río Güey, on the southern versant of the Cordillera de la Costa, State of Aragua, Venezuela at 700m asl.
Countries:	Regionally extinct: Venezuela
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is known only from the type series collected by C. Vogel in 1933. Extensive searches in recent years have failed to find any animals, and the species is now believed to be extinct.

Population:

This species is known only from the type series collected by C. Vogel in 1933. Extensive searches in recent years have failed to find any animals, and the species is now believed to be extinct.

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The original habitat at the type locality, semi-deciduous humid forest, has been drastically modified by repeated clearing and burning, and only a savannah-like environment remains. Details from the collection series suggest that the species congregated for breeding in small streams.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The species is believed to have become extinct following the extensive conversion of its habitat to agricultural use.

Major Threat(s):

The species is believed to have become extinct following the extensive conversion of its habitat to agricultural use.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	This species has not been recorded from any protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

This species has not been recorded from any protected areas.

Citation:	Stefan Lötters, Enrique La Marca, Miguel Vences 2004. Atelopus vogli. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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