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Pristimantis ruidus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA STRABOMANTIDAE

Scientific Name: Pristimantis ruidus
Species Authority: (Lynch, 1979)
Synonym/s:
Eleutherodactylus ruidus Lynch, 1979

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: John Lynch, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is known only from Molleturo on the Pacific slopes of the Cordillera Occidental in the province of Azuay, Ecuador, at 2,317m asl. It might occur more widely.
Countries:
Native:
Ecuador
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Population [top]

Population: There is no recent information, probably due to insufficient survey effort.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: The only known specimens were collected from beneath stones in an area of pastureland and scrubby vegetation, with little remaining forest. This is presumably a montane forest species that has been able to adapt to highly disturbed habitats. It is presumed to breed by direct development, but the egg deposition site is not known.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There is no recent information on threats at its only known locality.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is not known from any protected areas.
Citation: John Lynch, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron 2004. Pristimantis ruidus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 June 2013.
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