Duellmanohyla soralia

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	HYLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Duellmanohyla soralia
Species Authority:	(Wilson and McCranie, 1985)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered B2ab(iii,v) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Gustavo Cruz, Manuel Acevedo, Larry David Wilson, Jonathan E. Kolby

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Critically Endangered because its Area of Occupancy is probably less than 10km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and the extent of its forest habitat in Guatemala and Honduras, and the number of mature individuals, is declining.

History:

2004

–

Critically Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in Sierra de Omoa and Espíritu Santo in north-western Honduras and north-eastern Guatemala, between 40 and 1,570 m asl.
Countries:	Native: Guatemala; Honduras
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Population [top]

Population:	Formerly, it was moderately common in appropriate habitat. Currently, though, the population is declining throughout its range.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is found on low vegetation along streams in lowland moist forest, and premontane and lower montane wet forest. Breeding and larval development take place in streams.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The main threats to the species are habitat loss due to agriculture (for uses such as pasture), wood extraction, and water pollution. A large population resides in Cusuco National Park; but in 2008, it became apparent that habitat destruction is beginning to encroach upon the habitat of this species. Several individuals were found less than 1 km away from an area being cleared for agriculture (J. E. Kolby pers. comm. 2008). Chytrid infection has recently been confirmed in this species (39.6% prevalence; Kolby J.E., Padgett-Flohr, G.E. and Field, R. in press).

Major Threat(s):

The main threats to the species are habitat loss due to agriculture (for uses such as pasture), wood extraction, and water pollution. A large population resides in Cusuco National Park; but in 2008, it became apparent that habitat destruction is beginning to encroach upon the habitat of this species. Several individuals were found less than 1 km away from an area being cleared for agriculture (J. E. Kolby pers. comm. 2008). Chytrid infection has recently been confirmed in this species (39.6% prevalence; Kolby J.E., Padgett-Flohr, G.E. and Field, R. in press).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	In Honduras, it is known to occur in Parque Nacional Cusuco and in Parque Nacional Cerro Azul, both formally protected since 1987. Surveys are required to monitor the population status and trends of this species, particularly given the threat of chytridiomycosis.

Conservation Actions:

In Honduras, it is known to occur in Parque Nacional Cusuco and in Parque Nacional Cerro Azul, both formally protected since 1987. Surveys are required to monitor the population status and trends of this species, particularly given the threat of chytridiomycosis.

Citation:	Gustavo Cruz, Manuel Acevedo, Larry David Wilson, Jonathan E. Kolby 2010. Duellmanohyla soralia. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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