Eleutherodactylus cubanus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
ELEUTHERODACTYLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Eleutherodactylus cubanus |
| Species Authority: |
Barbour and Shreve, 1937 |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Critically Endangered
B2ab(iii)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Blair Hedges, Luis Díaz |
| Reviewer/s: |
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Listed as Critically Endangered because its Area of Occupancy is less than 10km2, its range is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat.
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
It is a common species within suitable habitat.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It is restricted to closed humid forest at high elevations, and breeds by direct development.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
The primary threat to this species is habitat destruction due to agriculture, woodcutting, and disturbance from touristic activities, as well as infrastructure development for human settlement.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
The range of this species is wholly within Parque Nacional Turquino and Parque Nacional La Bayamesa, but there is no management of these specific areas for conservation, and the habitat continues to be destroyed. Improved management of these areas, and maintenance of the existing habitat, is urgently needed.
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