Pristimantis rhodoplichus
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Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
STRABOMANTIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Pristimantis rhodoplichus |
| Species Authority: |
(Duellman and Wild, 1993) |
| Synonym/s: |
Eleutherodactylus rhodoplichus Duellman and Wild, 1993
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Endangered
B1ab(iii)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Lily Rodríguez, Jorge Luis Martinez, Erik Wild, Diego Almeida, Fernando Nogales |
| 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 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 the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Andes.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species can be found in the Andes of Peru and Ecuador. It has been recorded from elevations of 2,770-3,050m asl on the western slopes and crest of the Cordillera de Huancabamba, Piura Department. Peru; recently, it was collected in Ecuador from Curintza, in the province of Zamora Chinchipe, in Parque Nacional Podocarpus at 1,800m asl. |
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
It is common where it occurs.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It inhabits dense, humid montane and cloud forest, and it is not known if it can survive in degraded areas. Individuals have been found at night on low vegetation, and under ground cover by day. It breeds by direct development.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
The major threat across the range is habitat loss, due to deforestation for agriculture (mostly livestock farming) and selective wood extraction.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Within Ecuador it has been recorded from Parque Nacional Podocarpus, but it is not known from any protected areas in Peru. Further survey work is necessary to determine whether this species might occur more widely than currently known.
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