Cochranella riveroi

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 riveroi

Species Authority:

(Ayarzaguena, 1992)

Common Name/s:

Spanish

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Ranita De Cristal De Rivero

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 endemic to Cerro Aracamuni, in Amazonas State, Venezuela, at an elevation of 1,600m asl.
Countries:	Native: Venezuela
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a rare species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It lives and reproduces (by larval development) within terrestrial bromeliads in montane forest.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no current major threats, but the restricted range of this species makes it vulnerable to threatening processes.

Major Threat(s):

There are no current major threats, but the restricted range of this species makes it vulnerable to threatening processes.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The population occurs in a Natural Monument within the Parque Nacional Serrania de la Neblina. There is a need for close population monitoring of this species given that it is known only from a single location.

Conservation Actions:

The population occurs in a Natural Monument within the Parque Nacional Serrania de la Neblina. There is a need for close population monitoring of this species given that it is known only from a single location.

Citation:	Enrique La Marca, Celsa Señaris 2004. Cochranella riveroi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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