Oophaga speciosa

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	DENDROBATIDAE

Scientific Name:

Oophaga speciosa

Species Authority:

(Schmidt, 1857)

Common Name/s:

English

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Splendid Poison Frog

Synonym/s:

Dendrobates speciosus O. Schmidt, 1857

Oophaga speciosus O. Schmidt, 1857

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, César Jaramillo, Querube Fuenmayor

Reviewer/s:

Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, all individuals are in fewer than five locations, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in western Panama.

History:

2004

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Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is a Panamanian endemic of the western Cordillera Central adjacent to Costa Rica. It is present at around 1,370m asl.
Countries:	Native: Panama
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Population [top]

Population:	The species was formerly considered to be common, but its current population status is not known.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a terrestrial species of humid lowland and montane forest, with breeding taking place in plants.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The major threat is habitat loss due to logging and human settlement. It is also subject to collection for the pet trade.

Major Threat(s):

The major threat is habitat loss due to logging and human settlement. It is also subject to collection for the pet trade.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species has been recorded from the protected areas of Bosque Protector Palo Seco and Parque Internacional La Amistad. Further research is needed into the current population status of the species, and some form of management or legislation needs to be put in place in order to control the level of offtake for the pet trade.

Conservation Actions:

The species has been recorded from the protected areas of Bosque Protector Palo Seco and Parque Internacional La Amistad. Further research is needed into the current population status of the species, and some form of management or legislation needs to be put in place in order to control the level of offtake for the pet trade.

Citation:	Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, César Jaramillo, Querube Fuenmayor 2010. Oophaga speciosa. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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