Anomaloglossus parkerae

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:

Anomaloglossus parkerae

Species Authority:

(Meinhardt and Parmalee, 1996)

Common Name/s:

Spanish

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Sapito Ninera De Parker

Synonym/s:

Colostethus parkerae Meinhardt and Parmalee, 1996

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Enrique La Marca, Celsa Señaris
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 uncertainties as to its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from the type locality in Bolívar State, Venezuela, at 112km along the road from El Dorado to Santa Elena de Uairén, from an altitudinal range of 860-1,300m asl. The geographic coordinates for this location are 06° 01'N; 61° 24'W.
Countries:	Native: Venezuela
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a common species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This diurnal frog has been found in a muddy roadside ditch, and on the rocky banks of rivers in tropical montane forests at Serrania de Lema. Larvae presumed to be of this species have been found in shallow puddles 5-10cm deep, as well as in small streams and under rocks in small pools in a roadside ditch.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species might be threated by the construction of power lines which has caused deforestation and has also required the construction of access roads. Tourism is also a threat.

Major Threat(s):

This species might be threated by the construction of power lines which has caused deforestation and has also required the construction of access roads. Tourism is also a threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There is a population of this species within Parque Nacional Canaima in Venezuela. Education and awareness is needed for this region, which is important for numerous endemic species.

Conservation Actions:

There is a population of this species within Parque Nacional Canaima in Venezuela. Education and awareness is needed for this region, which is important for numerous endemic species.

Citation:	Enrique La Marca, Celsa Señaris 2004. Anomaloglossus parkerae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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