Scinax x-signatus

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:

Scinax x-signatus

Species Authority:

(Spix, 1824)

Common Name/s:

Spanish

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Ranita X

Taxonomic Notes:

This is most likely a species complex.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Ulisses Caramaschi, Abraham Mijares

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

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Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in Arauca, Meta and North Santander, Colombia, and in Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and eastern, southern and southeastern Brazil. In Venezuela, it occurs in Falcón State (Mijares and Arends, 1999) and northeastern Venezuelan Caribbean coast, including Margarita Island. It occurs from sea level up to 900m asl.
Countries:	Native: Brazil; Colombia; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a very common species. It is abundant around temporary waterbodies in the rainy season.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabits tropical savannahs, forest edge and open areas. It is very adaptable to human disturbance. Males have been observed calling from Heliconia leaves about 1.5m above the ground and 2m from the edge of a forest pond, or from other vegetation above temporary ponds, or tussock of grasses in the pond. In Bolívar state, males concentrate in low bushes around lagoons during the rainy season. It breeds in standing water (permanent and seasonal). The eggs and tadpoles are in the water.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

It inhabits tropical savannahs, forest edge and open areas. It is very adaptable to human disturbance. Males have been observed calling from Heliconia leaves about 1.5m above the ground and 2m from the edge of a forest pond, or from other vegetation above temporary ponds, or tussock of grasses in the pond. In Bolívar state, males concentrate in low bushes around lagoons during the rainy season. It breeds in standing water (permanent and seasonal). The eggs and tadpoles are in the water.

Systems:

Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats to this widespread species.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats to this widespread species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Several protected areas are present within the range of the species.

Conservation Actions:

Several protected areas are present within the range of the species.

Citation:	Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Ulisses Caramaschi, Abraham Mijares 2010. Scinax x-signatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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