Anomaloglossus tepuyensis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
AROMOBATIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Anomaloglossus tepuyensis |
| Species Authority: |
(La Marca, 1997) |
Common Name/s:
| Spanish |
– |
Sapito Ninera Del Auyan-tepui |
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| Synonym/s: |
Colostethus tepuyensis La Marca, 1997
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
According to Myers and Donnelly (2001), this species was treated as Colostethus sp. in Grant et al. (1997). |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Data Deficient
ver 3.1
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| 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: |
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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 was until recently only known from a single locality in Bolívar State, Venezuela, at the foot of the Auyan tepui, at 1,650m asl, on a trail from Danto and Pinon. A second specimen was recently discovered by the Cucurital River. The exact distributional limits of this species are not yet known. |
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
It is common.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It occurs in tropical rainforest, and males call in the margins of small streams in the forest or near waterfalls in the spray-zone. This species lays its eggs on land, and the larvae are then carried to water by the adults, where they develop further.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
There are no major threats to this species at present.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Its type locality is protected within Parque Nacional Canaima.
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