Flectonotus fissilis

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	HEMIPHRACTIDAE

Scientific Name:	Flectonotus fissilis
Species Authority:	(Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)
Taxonomic Notes:	This genus has recently been moved from the family Hylidae (Faivovich, et al., 2005).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, Ana Maria Telles

Reviewer/s:

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

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History:

2004

–

Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from the mountains of southeastern Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Espírito Santo States), from 500-1,800m asl.
Countries:	Native: Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo)
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Population [top]

Population:	This is a very common species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found in the forest sitting on vegetation 1-3 metres above the ground, mostly in bromeliads. Females carry the eggs in a pouch and release the tadpoles into bromeliads. It can live in disturbed habitats, almost anywhere with trees. They need bromeliads to breed.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Habitat destruction due to clear-cutting of forests is a localized threat, however there are no major threats to the species overall survival at present.

Major Threat(s):

Habitat destruction due to clear-cutting of forests is a localized threat, however there are no major threats to the species overall survival at present.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species' range overlaps with several protected areas. More research into the species' Extent of Occurrence is needed.

Conservation Actions:

The species' range overlaps with several protected areas. More research into the species' Extent of Occurrence is needed.

Citation:	Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva, Ana Maria Telles 2010. Flectonotus fissilis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 May 2013.
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