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Hyloxalus borjai

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA DENDROBATIDAE

Scientific Name: Hyloxalus borjai
Species Authority: (Rivero & Serna, 2000)
Synonym/s:
Colostethus borjai Rivero & Serna, 2000

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Taran Grant, John Lynch
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing doubts as to its taxonomic validity, extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is known only from the type locality, Amalfi, in Antioquia Department, Colombia, from 1,000-1,500m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Colombia
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Population [top]

Population: There is no information on the population status of this species, which is only known from a few specimens.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Its habitat and ecology are unknown, though it is likely that its larvae develop in streams.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The major threats to this species are unknown.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: There is confusion regarding the taxonomy of this species, so further taxonomic research is needed to resolve this.
Citation: Taran Grant, John Lynch 2004. Hyloxalus borjai. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 May 2013.
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