Mannophryne neblina

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Population

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Threats

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
Animalia	Chordata	Amphibia	Anura	Aromobatidae

Scientific Name:

Mannophryne neblina

Species Authority:

(Test, 1956)

Common Name(s):

Spanish

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Sapito Acollarado De Rancho Grande

Taxonomic Source(s):

Frost, D.R. 2016. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 (31 October 2016). New York, USA Available at: http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) B1ab(v)+2ab(v) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Date Assessed:	2004-04-30
Annotations:	Needs updating
Assessor(s):	Enrique La Marca, Jesús Manzanilla
Reviewer(s):	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Justification: Listed as Critically Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 100 km² and its Area of Occupancy is probably less than 10 km², all individuals are in a single location, and there is a continuing decline in the number of mature individuals.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:

This species is known only from the type locality and the nearby vicinity, at elevations between 900 and 1,100m asl, in Paso Portachuelo, near Estación Biológica de Rancho Grande, Parque Nacional Henri Pittier, Aragua State, Venezuela.

Countries occurrence:

Possibly extinct:

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

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Population [top]

Population:

It has not been recorded since its discovery 50 years ago, and so it might have declined and possibly even disappeared. In the last 10 years, searches for the species have been unsuccessful. This is one of the largest species of the genus, occurring in one of the best-studied places in Venezuela, and so it is of great concern that no further populations or specimens of this frog have been discovered.

Current Population Trend:

Decreasing

Additional data:

♦ Population severely fragmented:	No

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabits cloud forest. Breeding habits are unknown, although it probably lays eggs on the forest floor and adults carry tadpoles to the stream where they develop further, like other species of the genus.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Threats to this species are unknown, but chytridiomycosis cannot be ruled out as a threat.

Major Threat(s):

Threats to this species are unknown, but chytridiomycosis cannot be ruled out as a threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The range of this species includes Parque Nacional Henri Pittier. Additional surveys are required to establish whether or not this species is still extant, particularly since there is still suitable habitat in its natural range.

Conservation Actions:

The range of this species includes Parque Nacional Henri Pittier. Additional surveys are required to establish whether or not this species is still extant, particularly since there is still suitable habitat in its natural range.

Citation:	Enrique La Marca, Jesús Manzanilla. 2004. Mannophryne neblina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T55247A11280265. . Downloaded on 27 June 2017.
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