Lynchius flavomaculatus

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:	Lynchius flavomaculatus
Species Authority:	(Parker, 1938)
Synonym/s:	"Eleutherodactylus" flavomaculatus (Parker, 1938) Phrynopus flavomaculatus Lynch, 1975

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Edgar Lehr

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, with all individuals in fewer than ten locations, and a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat.

History:

2004

–

Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from the community of Cajanuma and Parque Nacional Podocarpus, Lojas Province, between 2215 and 3200 masl, on the eastern Andean Cordillera in southern Ecuador, and from the Rio Blanco Basin (3100 masl), Province of Huancabamba, Department of Piura, Peru.
Countries:	Native: Ecuador; Peru
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Population [top]

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

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It occurs on the ground in páramo habitat. Reproduction is believed to occur by direct development.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The major threat to the species is habitat destruction and degradation, in particular for small-scale agriculture and non-timber plantations; it might also be impacted by fires.

Major Threat(s):

The major threat to the species is habitat destruction and degradation, in particular for small-scale agriculture and non-timber plantations; it might also be impacted by fires.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Although it has been recorded within Parque Nacional Podocarpus, additional habitat protection is required. Further survey work is necessary to help better determine the current population status of this species.

Conservation Actions:

Although it has been recorded within Parque Nacional Podocarpus, additional habitat protection is required. Further survey work is necessary to help better determine the current population status of this species.

Citation:	Edgar Lehr 2008. Lynchius flavomaculatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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