Batrachyla leptopus

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	CERATOPHRYIDAE

Scientific Name:	Batrachyla leptopus
Species Authority:	Bell, 1843
Synonym/s:	Hylodes brevipes Philippi, 1902 Hylodes cardioglossa Philippi, 1902 Hylodes chonotica Philippi, 1902 Hylodes fitzingeri Philippi, 1902 Hylodes gracilis Philippi, 1902 Hylodes granulatus Philippi, 1902 Hylodes stenocephala Philippi, 1902

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2010

Assessor/s:

Carmen Úbeda, Ramón Formas, Helen Díaz-Paéz, Esteban Lavilla, Néstor Basso

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 relatively 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

–

Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the austral temperate forests of Chile and Argentina. It is distributed from Concepción (36° 47'S) to Coihaique (45° 33'S). It has an altitudinal range of 50-1,000m asl.
Countries:	Native: Argentina; Chile
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Population [top]

Population:	It is common in pristine habitats. There are large populations of this species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is widely distributed in Nothofagus forest with Mediterranean or oceanic influences; humid temperate forests; bogs, marshes and wetlands surrounded by forest; shores of ponds and lakes surrounded with swamps. It may be found under logs; males calls from crevices under moss close to streams. Eggs are deposited under logs or moss; following rain the egg deposition site becomes flooded and larvae develop in the floodwater. It tolerates some deforestation.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

It is widely distributed in Nothofagus forest with Mediterranean or oceanic influences; humid temperate forests; bogs, marshes and wetlands surrounded by forest; shores of ponds and lakes surrounded with swamps. It may be found under logs; males calls from crevices under moss close to streams. Eggs are deposited under logs or moss; following rain the egg deposition site becomes flooded and larvae develop in the floodwater. It tolerates some deforestation.

Systems:

Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There is some habitat destruction and degradation including exotic tree plantations and human settlements, mainly in the north part of the range.

Major Threat(s):

There is some habitat destruction and degradation including exotic tree plantations and human settlements, mainly in the north part of the range.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in many protected areas. Legislation to preserve the Nothofagus forest habitat is needed.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in many protected areas. Legislation to preserve the Nothofagus forest habitat is needed.

Citation:	Carmen Úbeda, Ramón Formas, Helen Díaz-Paéz, Esteban Lavilla, Néstor Basso 2010. Batrachyla leptopus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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