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Pristimantis permixtus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA STRABOMANTIDAE

Scientific Name: Pristimantis permixtus
Species Authority: (Lynch, Ruíz-Carranza and Ardila-Robayo, 1994)
Common Name/s:
Spanish – Rana De Muslos Naranja
Synonym/s:
Eleutherodactylus permixtus Lynch, Ruíz-Carranza and Ardila-Robayo, 1994

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Martha Patricia Ramírez Pinilla, Mariela Osorno-Muñoz, Jose Vicente Rueda, Adolfo Amézquita, María Cristina Ardila-Robayo
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Least Concern since, although its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000 km2, it is common and adaptable with a presumed large population, and it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is known from the Central Cordillera, from the department of Valle del Cauca, through Quindio, Tolima, Risaralda, Caldas and Antioquia, with one population isolated on the Occidental Cordillera in Jerico, Antioquia department, Colombia. It also occurs on the eastern slopes of the Central Cordillera in Caldas department. It has been recorded from 1,900-3,700m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Colombia
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Population [top]

Population: It is an abundant species.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It is an inhabitant of cloud montane forests and sub-páramo shrubland areas. A nocturnal species, it occurs in secondary forests and in areas that have been disturbed. It occurs on low vegetation, up to 2 metres above the ground. It is quite adaptable and can be found in most agricultural land and rural areas. It breeds by direct development.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

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

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Its range includes Parque Nacional Natural Los Nevados, Bosques de Florencia.
Citation: Martha Patricia Ramírez Pinilla, Mariela Osorno-Muñoz, Jose Vicente Rueda, Adolfo Amézquita, María Cristina Ardila-Robayo 2004. Pristimantis permixtus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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