Anomaloglossus lacrimosus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
AROMOBATIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Anomaloglossus lacrimosus |
| Species Authority: |
(Myers, 1991) |
| Synonym/s: |
Colostethus lacrimosus Myers, 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, Taran Grant |
| 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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| Range Description: |
This species occurs on the western flank of the Cordillera Occidental of Colombia in Cauca, Choco, and Valle del Cauca Departments, between 100 and 640m asl, although its distribution is not well known. |
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
It is a very rare species.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It lives along streams in lowland and foothill forests, and has not been found in degraded habitats. The details of its breeding biology are largely unknown, but it presumably breeds in streams, like other members of its genus.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
The major threats to this species are deforestation for agricultural development (including illegal crops), logging, and human settlement, and pollution resulting from the spraying of illegal crops.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
It occurs in Parque Nacional Natural Farallones de Cali.
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