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Exerodonta catracha

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA HYLIDAE

Scientific Name: Exerodonta catracha
Species Authority: (Porras and Wilson, 1987)
Taxonomic Notes: This species was previously included in the genus Hyla but has recently been moved to the resurrected genus Exerodonta (Faivovich et al. 2005).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Gustavo Cruz, Larry David Wilson, Franklin Casteñeda
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
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Justification:
Listed as Endangered because its extent of occurrence is less than 5,000km2 and its area of occupancy is less than 500km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in Honduras.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species occurs in the Sierra de Opalaca and the Sierra de Montecillos, Montana de La Sierra, in south-west Honduras, at 1,800-2,160m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Honduras
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Population [top]

Population: It is considered moderately common.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It lives in arboreal bromeliads in lower montane moist forest, and breeds in ponds.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The main threat to the species is deforestation primarily due to agricultural expansion (involving both crops and livestock), logging, and human settlement.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The range of this species includes the Reserva de la Biósfera Sierra de Montecillos. Expanded protection of the montane forests of Honduras is necessary.
Citation: Gustavo Cruz, Larry David Wilson, Franklin Casteñeda 2004. Exerodonta catracha. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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