Cochranella granulosa

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	CENTROLENIDAE

Scientific Name:

Cochranella granulosa

Species Authority:

(Taylor, 1949)

Common Name/s:

Spanish

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Ranita De Cristal

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, César Jaramillo, Gerardo Chaves, Jay Savage, Gustavo Cruz, Larry David Wilson, Gunther Köhler, Brian Kubicki, Javier Sunyer

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History:

2004

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Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in humid lowlands and premontane slopes from Atlantic slope eastern Honduras to central Panama and on the Pacific versant in humid upland or gallery forest situations from central Costa Rica to southwestern Panama, from 30-1,500m asl (Savage, 2002).
Countries:	Native: Costa Rica; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is regularly encountered in Costa Rica, and is considered to be common in Panama. There are few records from Honduras and Nicaragua.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a nocturnal, arboreal species of humid lowland and montane forest. It may occur in suitable modified habitats (with some trees remaining), and is usually found in bushes and trees along forest streams. Eggs are deposited on vegetation overhanging streams; larvae develop in the streams.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Generally threatened by both severe habitat loss resulting from deforestation, and water pollution.

Major Threat(s):

Generally threatened by both severe habitat loss resulting from deforestation, and water pollution.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	While there are no specific conservation measures in place, the species has been recorded from many protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

While there are no specific conservation measures in place, the species has been recorded from many protected areas.

Citation:	Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, César Jaramillo, Gerardo Chaves, Jay Savage, Gustavo Cruz, Larry David Wilson, Gunther Köhler, Brian Kubicki, Javier Sunyer 2010. Cochranella granulosa. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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