Cochranella xanthocheridia
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
CENTROLENIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Cochranella xanthocheridia |
| Species Authority: |
Ruíz-Carranza and Lynch, 1995 |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
B1ab(iii)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Fernando Castro, John Lynch |
| Reviewer/s: |
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat in the Western Cordillera of Colombia.
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
It is a common species.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It occurs on vegetation next to streams in sub-Andean forests. It lays its eggs on the top of leaves and when hatched the tadpoles drop into the water below where they develop further. It has not been recorded outside forest habitat.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
The major threats are habitat fragmentation and loss, due to agricultural expansion (including planting of illegal crops) and timber extraction, and water pollution.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
The range of the species includes Parque Nacional Natural Orquideas.
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