Bolitoglossa cuchumatana

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	CAUDATA	PLETHODONTIDAE

Scientific Name:	Bolitoglossa cuchumatana
Species Authority:	(Stuart, 1943)
Taxonomic Notes:	The populations from the Sierra de Chuacus may represent a distinct species of uncertain taxonomic affinity (Sean Rovito pers. comm. 2007).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	David Wake, Manuel Acevedo, Ted Papenfuss, Sean Rovito, Carlos Vasquez and Paul Elias
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 it is relatively abundant within its small range and is somewhat adaptable, its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, and the extent and quality of its habitat is probably declining, thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is restricted to the departments of El Quiché and Huehuetenango, Guatemala, in the Cordillera de los Cuchumatanes at 1,200-2,500m asl.
Countries:	Native: Guatemala
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Population [top]

Population:	It is quite common but there is little recent information on its population status, although at least eight populations are known. Searches in 2005 did not encounter this species in the Cuchumatanes but further work in this area is needed (Sean Rovito pers. comm. 2007).
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It occurs in cloud forest and can survive in degraded habitats. Individuals have been found on the ground, under bark, and in arboreal bromeliads. Breeding is by direct development.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The main threat to this species is loss of its habitat through agricultural encroachment. Although it can tolerate some habitat degradation, it does not live in open agricultural habitats.

Major Threat(s):

The main threat to this species is loss of its habitat through agricultural encroachment. Although it can tolerate some habitat degradation, it does not live in open agricultural habitats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Much of its range is included in the proposed Parque Nacional Cuchumatán. Surveys are needed to gather more information on its current population status, distribution, and threat status.

Conservation Actions:

Much of its range is included in the proposed Parque Nacional Cuchumatán. Surveys are needed to gather more information on its current population status, distribution, and threat status.

Citation:	David Wake, Manuel Acevedo, Ted Papenfuss, Sean Rovito, Carlos Vasquez and Paul Elias 2004. Bolitoglossa cuchumatana. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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