Osteocephalus taurinus

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:

Osteocephalus taurinus

Species Authority:

Steindachner, 1862

Common Name/s:

Spanish

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Rana De Casco Comun

Synonym/s:

Hyla depressa Andersson, 1945

Hyla (Trachycephalus) vilarsi Melin, 1941

Hyla vilarsi Melin, 1941

Osteocephalus flavolineatus Steindachner, 1862

Taxonomic Notes:

The call variation of this nominal species might conceal a number of cryptic species.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Enrique La Marca, Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron

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 degree of habitat modification, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History:

2004

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Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species can be found in the Orinoco Basin of Venezuela and Colombia and in the Amazon Basin of Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela and the Guianas. It also occurs in gallery forest within the Cerrado of Mato Grosso and Maranhão, Brazil. An old record from Caracas, again cited in Barrio (1999) was considered to be erroneous by Trueb and Duellman (1971). Its altitudinal range is up to 1,250m asl.
Countries:	Native: Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guyana; Peru; Suriname; Venezuela
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is abundant.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is a nocturnal frog found in primary and secondary tropical rainforest as well as gallery forest in Cerrado. Individuals perch on trunks in the forest (up to a height of 40m), or sit at the banks of ponds. Also found at the border of forest. The species reproduces in temporary ponds or watercourses (including water-filled tire tracks) in the forest or at the border where it lays eggs. Tadpoles live in the water. Newly metamorphosed individuals are associated with temporary ponds (Neckel-Oliveira, 2007).
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

This species is a nocturnal frog found in primary and secondary tropical rainforest as well as gallery forest in Cerrado. Individuals perch on trunks in the forest (up to a height of 40m), or sit at the banks of ponds. Also found at the border of forest. The species reproduces in temporary ponds or watercourses (including water-filled tire tracks) in the forest or at the border where it lays eggs. Tadpoles live in the water. Newly metamorphosed individuals are associated with temporary ponds (Neckel-Oliveira, 2007).

Systems:

Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Habitat loss/clear cutting are major threats.

Major Threat(s):

Habitat loss/clear cutting are major threats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The range of this species overlaps with several protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

The range of this species overlaps with several protected areas.

Citation:	Enrique La Marca, Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron 2010. Osteocephalus taurinus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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