Metaphryniscus sosai

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:

Metaphryniscus sosai

Species Authority:

Señaris, Ayarzaguena and Gorzula, 1994

Common Name/s:

Spanish

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Sapito Rugoso Del Marahuaka

Synonym/s:

Metaphryniscus sosae Señaris, Ayarzaguena and Gorzula, 1994

Metaphryniscus sosae Señaris, Ayarzaguena & Gorzula, 1994

Metaphryniscus sosai Senaris, Ayarzaguena and Gorzula, 1994

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Enrique La Marca, Celsa Señaris
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable because it is known from only a single location.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from the type locality, on top of Cerro Marahuaca, in Amazonas state (03° 40'N; 65° 27'W), at 2,600m asl, in Venezuela.
Countries:	Native: Venezuela
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Population [top]

Population:	The population status of this species is not known.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabits high montane tepui habitat. It breeds by direct development, perhaps with internal fertilization.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no current major threats, but its restricted range makes it susceptible to threatening processes such as wildfire.

Major Threat(s):

There are no current major threats, but its restricted range makes it susceptible to threatening processes such as wildfire.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There is a population within Parque Nacional Duida-Marahuaca. There is a need for close population monitoring of this species, particularly since it is restricted to a single location.

Conservation Actions:

There is a population within Parque Nacional Duida-Marahuaca. There is a need for close population monitoring of this species, particularly since it is restricted to a single location.

Citation:	Enrique La Marca, Celsa Señaris 2004. Metaphryniscus sosai. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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