Colostethus dysprosium

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 dysprosium
Species Authority:	Rivero & Serna, 2000
Taxonomic Notes:	This form might be a synonym of another species (Lynch pers. comm.).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	John Lynch, Fernando Castro
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, Parque Nacional de Las Orquídeas, in the municipality of Urrao, in Antioquia Department, Colombia, from 1,300-1,400m asl.
Countries:	Native: Colombia
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Population [top]

Population:	Its population status is unknown.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The details of its habitat and ecology are unknown, and there is no information given in the original description. The larvae are likely to develop in water.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

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

Major Threat(s):

The major threats to this species are unknown.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is currently known only from a single protected area: Parque Nacional de Las Orquídeas. Taxonomic research is needed to determine the validity of this species.

Conservation Actions:

It is currently known only from a single protected area: Parque Nacional de Las Orquídeas. Taxonomic research is needed to determine the validity of this species.

Citation:	John Lynch, Fernando Castro 2004. Colostethus dysprosium. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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