Hyloxalus marmoreoventris
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
DENDROBATIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Hyloxalus marmoreoventris |
| Species Authority: |
(Rivero, 1991) |
| Synonym/s: |
Colostethus marmoreoventris 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: |
Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, 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 the absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is known only from the type locality, Río Negro, on the eastern slopes of the Andes, in Tungurahua Province, Ecuador, at 1,225m asl, although it presumably occurs more widely. |
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
There is no information on the population status of this species, and it is possible that it has not been seen or looked for since it was first described.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It occurs in premontane forest where the annual mean precipitation is 2,000-4,000mm, and the annual mean temperature is 18-24°C. It occurs sympatrically with Colostethus bocagei, C. kingsburyi and C. pulchellus. Its breeding habits are unknown, but the larvae probably develop in streams.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
Habitat destruction and degradation is a threat to this species. By 1996, the forest had been cleared at the type locality. However, forested areas remain nearby, in Parque Nacional Llanganates and Parque Nacional Sangay. Atmospheric and water pollution, and invasive alien species, are also threats.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
The range of this species might overlap with Parque Nacional Llanganates and Parque Nacional Sangay.
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