Hypopachus pictiventris

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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	Microhylidae

Scientific Name:

Hypopachus pictiventris

Species Authority:

(Cope, 1886)

Common Name(s):

English

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Nicaragua Narrowmouth Toad, Southern Narrow-mouthed Toad

Synonym(s):

Engystoma pictiventre Cope, 1886

Engystoma pictiventris (Cope, 1886)

Gastrophryne pictiventris (Cope, 1886)

Microhyla pictiventris (Cope, 1886)

Taxonomic Source(s):

Frost, D.R. 2013. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.6 (9 January 2013). Electronic Database. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Available at: http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Date Assessed:	2008-01-01
Assessor(s):	Bolaños, F. & Köhler, G.
Reviewer(s):	Stuart, S.N., Chanson, J.S., Cox, N.A. & Young, B.E.
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
Previously published Red List assessments:	2004 – Least Concern (LC) Download assessment

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:

This species is known from the Atlantic slope of southeastern Nicaragua and Costa Rica, at elevations of 1-500m asl.

Countries occurrence:

Native:

Costa Rica; Nicaragua

Additional data:

♦ Lower elevation limit (metres):	1
♦ Upper elevation limit (metres):	500

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Population [top]

Population:

It is rarely seen except during exhaustive searches in leaf-litter plots where it can be regular. It can be seen in large numbers during brief explosive breeding aggregations. In Costa Rica, it is a very easy species to see during the explosive breeding period (Federico Bolaños pers. comm.).

Current Population Trend:

Decreasing

Additional data:

♦ Population severely fragmented:	No

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabits leaf-litter of lowland moist and wet forests and breeds in temporary pools.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Forest destruction is a major threat to this species.

Major Threat(s):

Forest destruction is a major threat to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Protection of lowland forests is needed. Protected at La Selva and Tortuguero National Park in Costa Rica, and the Reserva de la Biósfera Sureste (formerly known as the Indio-Maiz Biological Reserve in Nicaragua.

Conservation Actions:

Protection of lowland forests is needed. Protected at La Selva and Tortuguero National Park in Costa Rica, and the Reserva de la Biósfera Sureste (formerly known as the Indio-Maiz Biological Reserve in Nicaragua.

Citation:	Bolaños, F. & Köhler, G. 2008. Hypopachus pictiventris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T57816A11687380. . Downloaded on 25 June 2017.
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