Phrynomedusa marginata

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:	Phrynomedusa marginata
Species Authority:	(Izecksohn and Cruz, 1976)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Carlos Alberto Gonçalves da Cruz, Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva

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 fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History:

2004

–

Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species from southeastern Brazil is known from four localities: Santa Teresa (the type locality) in the State of Espírito Santo; Teresopolis and Parati in the State of Rio de Janeiro; and Ubatuba in the State of Sao Paulo State. Its altitudinal range is 200-800m asl.
Countries:	Native: Brazil
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Population [top]

Population:	It is common where it occurs.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It lives in primary and secondary forest, but not in open areas. It is usually found on vegetation near permanent or temporary shallow streams, in which the tadpoles develop.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The major threats are probably related to habitat loss due to agriculture, clear-cutting, human settlement and fire. A similar species, Phrynomedusa cf. marginata* has recently tested positive for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection (Toledo et al., 2006b).*

Major Threat(s):

The major threats are probably related to habitat loss due to agriculture, clear-cutting, human settlement and fire.

A similar species, Phrynomedusa cf. marginata has recently tested positive for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection (Toledo et al., 2006b).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It has been found in several protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

It has been found in several protected areas.

Citation:	Carlos Alberto Gonçalves da Cruz, Sergio Potsch de Carvalho-e-Silva 2010. Phrynomedusa marginata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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