Pleurodema kriegi

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	LEIUPERIDAE

Scientific Name:	Pleurodema kriegi
Species Authority:	(Müller, 1926)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Esteban Lavilla, Ismael di Tada
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Near Threatened because although the population of species appears to be recovering, its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the Pampa de Achala, Cordoba Province, Argentina, from 1,800-2,600m asl.
Countries:	Native: Argentina
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Population [top]

Population:	It is abundant within its small range, although it is seen only during the breeding season.
Population Trend:	Increasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It occurs in montane grasslands and associated rocky outcrops. Adults live under rocks or in abandoned rodent holes outside the breeding season. It reproduces explosively during the first rains in November and December. Pairs spin a gelatinous nest attached to vegetation in temporary pools, or sometimes in backwater pools of streams.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Significant threats to this species have previously included extensive cattle ranching and the associated alteration of water sources. However, the recent declaration of protected areas within its range means that the future of this species now looks much more secure.

Major Threat(s):

Significant threats to this species have previously included extensive cattle ranching and the associated alteration of water sources. However, the recent declaration of protected areas within its range means that the future of this species now looks much more secure.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in Parque Nacional Quebrada del Condorito and the Reserva Hídrica Provincial de Pampa de Achala.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in Parque Nacional Quebrada del Condorito and the Reserva Hídrica Provincial de Pampa de Achala.

Citation:	Esteban Lavilla, Ismael di Tada 2004. Pleurodema kriegi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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