Colostethus agilis

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	DENDROBATIDAE

Scientific Name:	Colostethus agilis
Species Authority:	Lynch and Ruíz-Carranza, 1985

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Taran Grant, Fernando Castro
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Near Threatened since although its Extent of Occurrence is probably less than 5,000 km2 and its habitat might be declining, thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable, it probably occurs in more than ten locations, and its range is probably not severely fragmented.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from Parque Nacional Natural Munchique in Cauca Department, northwards to La Serrania de los Paraguas in Valle del Cauca Department, on the western slope of the western Andes in Colombia, from 2,190-2,600m asl.
Countries:	Native: Colombia
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Population [top]

Population:	It can be a locally abundant species.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It occurs along streams in sub-Andean and Andean primary or good secondary forest, and has not been recorded outside forest habitat. Its breeding habits are not known, though it is likely to take place in streams.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Localized threats to this species include habitat loss and fragmentation due to the expansion of cattle raising, timber extraction, and cultivation of illegal crops, and water pollution.

Major Threat(s):

Localized threats to this species include habitat loss and fragmentation due to the expansion of cattle raising, timber extraction, and cultivation of illegal crops, and water pollution.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The range of the species includes Parque Nacional Natural Munchique and Parque Nacional Natural Farallones de Cali.

Conservation Actions:

The range of the species includes Parque Nacional Natural Munchique and Parque Nacional Natural Farallones de Cali.

Citation:	Taran Grant, Fernando Castro 2004. Colostethus agilis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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