Allobates chalcopis

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	AROMOBATIDAE

Scientific Name:

Allobates chalcopis

Species Authority:

(Kaiser, Coloma & Gray, 1994)

Common Name/s:

English

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Martinique Volcano Frog

Synonym/s:

Colostethus chalcopis Kaiser, Coloma & Gray, 1994

Taxonomic Notes:

It has been suggested that this species is not native to Martinique, but is synonymous with another species from South America (M. Breuil pers. comm.).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Blair Hedges, Beatrice Ibéné, Michel Breuil, Robert Powell

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.

History:

2004

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Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is found on the south-eastern slope of Montagne Pelee, Martinique, at 500m asl.
Countries:	Native: Martinique
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Population [top]

Population:	It is relatively common in its tiny range.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It lives in grassy areas on lava flows. Eggs are laid on the ground in a nest under leaves and guarded by the adults, and presumably the adults transport the larvae to water, as with other members of the genus.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Although there are no current major threats to the species, its small range renders it at severe risk of stochastic events, especially from volcanic eruptions.

Major Threat(s):

Although there are no current major threats to the species, its small range renders it at severe risk of stochastic events, especially from volcanic eruptions.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It does not occur in any protected areas, and there is a need for improved protection of the Montagne Pelee. The species requires close population monitoring, given that it is restricted to a single location.

Conservation Actions:

It does not occur in any protected areas, and there is a need for improved protection of the Montagne Pelee. The species requires close population monitoring, given that it is restricted to a single location.

Citation:	Blair Hedges, Beatrice Ibéné, Michel Breuil, Robert Powell 2010. Allobates chalcopis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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