Plectrohyla ameibothalame
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
HYLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Plectrohyla ameibothalame |
| Species Authority: |
(Canseco-Márquez, Mendelson and Gutiérrez-Mayén, 2003) |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
This species was previously within the genus Hyla but has recently been moved to the genus Plectrohyla (Faivovich et al. 2005). |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Data Deficient
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Luis Canseco-Márquez |
| 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 is known from Yosocuno and near Nativitas in the Mixteca Alta area of north-western Oaxaca, Mexico, although the limits of its distribution are not known. Its altitudinal range is 2,455-2,670m asl. |
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Population
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| Population: |
The population status of this species is not known.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It is associated with montane oak forest and sometimes uses bromeliads as refuges. Larvae of this species have been collected from a small stream.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
It is presumed to be threatened by the conversion of suitable forest habitat to agricultural land. Chytridiomycosis might be a future threat to this species, as it is a high-elevation stream dweller, and declines due to this disease have already been detected amongst other species of this genus elsewhere.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Due to the risk of chytridiomycosis it should be monitored carefully for this disease.
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