Phrynopus montium

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:	Phrynopus montium
Species Authority:	(Shreve, 1938)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Javier Icochea, Edgar Lehr, César Aguilar Puntriano
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Endangered, because its Extent of Occurrence is believed to total less than 5,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from the departments of Huanaco (Huancapallac), Junin (type locality: Cascas, near Huasahuasi) and Pasco. It has been collected at elevations between 2,600 and 2,750m asl.
Countries:	Native: Peru
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Population [top]

Population:	It is uncommon.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This is a terrestrial species that can be found in cloud mountain forest, and dry Andean valleys with scrub vegetation; it is not known from degraded habitats. Breeding is by direct development.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The major threat is general habitat loss as a result of agricultural activities (cultivation of potatoes, and livestock farming), and deforestation for firewood.

Major Threat(s):

The major threat is general habitat loss as a result of agricultural activities (cultivation of potatoes, and livestock farming), and deforestation for firewood.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known from any protected areas, and there is an urgent need to protect the cloud forest habitat of this species.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known from any protected areas, and there is an urgent need to protect the cloud forest habitat of this species.

Citation:	Javier Icochea, Edgar Lehr, César Aguilar Puntriano 2004. Phrynopus montium. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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