Strabomantis zygodactylus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
STRABOMANTIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Strabomantis zygodactylus |
| Species Authority: |
(Lynch and Myers, 1983) |
| Synonym/s: |
Craugastor zygodactylus (Lynch and Myers, 1983)
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
This species was previously within the genus Eleutherodactylus (Crawford and Smith, 2005). |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Fernando Castro, Maria Isabel Herrera, John Lynch |
| 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 Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
It is a large, common frog.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
This is a nocturnal species, occurring in primary forest or gallery forest. It is found along streams or rivers and seems partial to waterfalls, and can even be found on rocks in the middle of the river. It breeds by direct development, depositing its eggs in depressions on the soil. It is restricted to gallery forest.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
Habitat loss caused by deforestation, agricultural development, and illegal crops, and pollution resulting from fumigation of illegal crops is a threat. It should be noted that some other species of Eleutherodactylus that are associated with streams have undergone dramatic declines and disappearances, possibly due to chytridiomycosis, so the status of this species should be monitored carefully.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
The range of the species includes several protected areas.
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