Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
DENDROBATIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Hyloxalus faciopunctulatus |
| Species Authority: |
(Rivero, 1991) |
| Synonym/s: |
Colostethus faciopunctulatus Rivero, 1991
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Data Deficient
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Wilmar Bolívar, Jose Vicente Rueda |
| 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 Data Deficient in view of continuing uncertainties as to its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
It is a rare species with few specimens in collections, although it was collected again in 2003.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It occurs on the ground in forest. It lays eggs in the leaf-litter, and the males probably take care of the eggs and then move the larvae to small waterbodies for their development.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
Habitat destruction caused by the expansion of agriculture is a threat.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Habitat protection is needed for this species, which might occur in Parque Nacional Natural Amacayacu, although it has not been found there in two extensive collecting trips.
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