Leptodactylus pentadactylus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
LEPTODACTYLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Leptodactylus pentadactylus |
| Species Authority: |
(Laurenti, 1768) |
Common Name/s:
| Spanish |
– |
Sapo-toro Comun |
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
Central American populations of Leptodactylus formerly allocated to L. pentadactylus are now recognised as the distinct species L. savagei (Heyer, 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: |
Ronald Heyer, Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron |
| 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 wide distribution, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, 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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| Range Description: |
This species is widely distributed in the Amazon forest. It ranges from southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru in the west of its range, into northern Bolivia, much of central and parts of norther Brazil, with records from French Guiana. |
| Countries: |
Native: Bolivia, Plurinational States of; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; French Guiana; Peru |
| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
This is an abundant species.
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| Population Trend: |
Stable
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It is a nocturnal, terrestrial frog found in leaf-litter in primary, secondary, and seasonally flooded tropical rainforests. It has also been found in more open areas and in seasonally flooded forest. Reproduction takes place in temporary waterbodies; tadpoles are carnivorous and cannibalistic. Eggs are found in foam nest and tadpoles are usually found in lentic water (though in some places the larvae are terrestrial).
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
There are no threats. It might be locally threatened in Colombia by consumption by Amerindian people. It is sometimes found in the international pet trade but at levels that do not currently constitute a major threat.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Many populations are protected within protected areas. No direct conservation measures are currently needed for this species as a whole.
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