Craugastor punctariolus

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	CRAUGASTORIDAE

Scientific Name:	Craugastor punctariolus
Species Authority:	(Peters, 1863)
Taxonomic Notes:	This species was previously included in the genus Eleutherodactylus (Crawford and Smith 2005).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, César Jaramillo, Querube Fuenmayor
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in Panama.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the western and central cordilleras of Panama, and is present at altitudes of between 560 and 1,000m asl.
Countries:	Native: Panama
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Population [top]

Population:	It is reported to be common where it occurs.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a semi-aquatic species associated with humid montane forest streams. It breeds by direct development, although the site of egg deposition is not known.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Although general habitat loss through deforestation is a recognized threat, pathogens, possibly including the chytrid fungus, are also considered to be a threat.

Major Threat(s):

Although general habitat loss through deforestation is a recognized threat, pathogens, possibly including the chytrid fungus, are also considered to be a threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It has been recorded from several protected areas; further research is urgently required into the possible ongoing impact of pathogens on populations of this species. An ex-situ population of this species is held at the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center in Panama; eggs and/or larvae have been produced to date (Edgardo Griffith pers. comm. September, 2007).

Conservation Actions:

It has been recorded from several protected areas; further research is urgently required into the possible ongoing impact of pathogens on populations of this species. An ex-situ population of this species is held at the El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center in Panama; eggs and/or larvae have been produced to date (Edgardo Griffith pers. comm. September, 2007).

Citation:	Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, César Jaramillo, Querube Fuenmayor 2004. Craugastor punctariolus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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