Eleutherodactylus ventrilineatus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
ELEUTHERODACTYLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Eleutherodactylus ventrilineatus |
| Species Authority: |
(Shreve, 1936) |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Critically Endangered
A3c; B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2010 |
| Assessor/s: |
Blair Hedges, Richard Thomas |
| 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 of an expected population decline of greater than 80% over the next ten years, predicted from severe degradation of the species' habitat on the Massif de la Hotte; Haiti; and because it has an Extent of Occurrence of less than 100km2 and an Area of Occupancy of less than 10km2, all individuals are in a single sub-population, and the extent of its forest habitat is declining.
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| History: |
| 2004 |
– |
Critically Endangered
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
It is believed to be common in suitable habitat. It was last recorded in 2006 (Hedges and Díaz 2009).
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It is a terrestrial species, occurring in open sites in montane closed pine and cloud forest. Eggs are laid on the ground and it breeds by direct development.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
The major threat is habitat loss, primarily due to logging (charcoal collection) by local people and slash-and-burn agriculture.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
It is known to occur only in the Parc National Macaya, but there is no management of this area for conservation, and the habitat continues to be destroyed. Urgent site-based action is required in the Massif de la Hotte to conserve the remaining habitat in the area.
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