Psychrophrynella adenopleura

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	STRABOMANTIDAE

Scientific Name:	Psychrophrynella adenopleura
Species Authority:	(Aguayo-Vedia and Harvey, 2001)
Synonym/s:	Phrynopus adenopleurus Aguayo-Vedia and Harvey, 2001 Psychrophrynella adenopleurus Aguayo-Vedia & Harvey, 2001

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Ignacio De la Riva

Reviewer/s:

Ariadne Angulo and Simon Stuart

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable in view of its extent of occurrence of less than 20,000 km2, area of occupancy of less than 2,000 km2, with all individuals in fewer than ten locations, and a projected decline in the extent and quality of its habitat due to climate change.

History:

2004

–

Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from the type locality, 10 km N of Monte Punko, in Carrasco National Park (17 33' S, 65 17' W, 3350 masl), and from the nearby locality of Jatum Potrero, Carrasco National Park (17 31' 26" S, 65 11' 21" W), both in the Department of Cochabamba, Bolivia, between 3250-3400 masl. It possibly occurs more widely.
Countries:	Native: Bolivia, Plurinational States of
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a common species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The species lives in the ‘‘ceja de Monte’’, covered by low, humid montane forest typical of the Yungas region in the transition to paramo vegetation (De la Riva, 2007). It breeds by direct development.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Assuming that it is present outside the national park, this species is presumably impacted by habitat loss and degradation as a result of overgrazing, smallholder farming, and expanding human settlements. The predicted effects of climate change (e.g. drying up of regions) are also considered to pose a serious threat to the species, in addition to its restricted distribution (I. De la Riva, pers. comm. 2008).

Major Threat(s):

Assuming that it is present outside the national park, this species is presumably impacted by habitat loss and degradation as a result of overgrazing, smallholder farming, and expanding human settlements.

The predicted effects of climate change (e.g. drying up of regions) are also considered to pose a serious threat to the species, in addition to its restricted distribution (I. De la Riva, pers. comm. 2008).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Carrasco National Park is the only protected area from which it is currently known.

Conservation Actions:

Carrasco National Park is the only protected area from which it is currently known.

Citation:	Ignacio De la Riva 2008. Psychrophrynella adenopleura. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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