Bolitoglossa palmata

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 palmata
Species Authority:	(Werner, 1897)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Manuel Morales, Ana Almendáriz
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat in the Ecuadorian Andes.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Ecuador. It has been recorded from 1,600-2,200m asl.
Countries:	Native: Ecuador
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Population [top]

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

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a montane forest species; it is not known whether or not it can persist in altered habitats. It breeds by direct development.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Agriculture, both crops and livestock, as well as logging, mining, and infrastructure development for human settlement are major threats to the species’ habitat. Agricultural pollution is also a threat.

Major Threat(s):

Agriculture, both crops and livestock, as well as logging, mining, and infrastructure development for human settlement are major threats to the species’ habitat. Agricultural pollution is also a threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Its range overlaps with Parque Nacional Sumaco Napo-Galeras, Parque Nacional Llanganates, Parque Nacional Sangay, Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca, and Reserva Ecológica Antisana.

Conservation Actions:

Its range overlaps with Parque Nacional Sumaco Napo-Galeras, Parque Nacional Llanganates, Parque Nacional Sangay, Reserva Ecológica Cayambe-Coca, and Reserva Ecológica Antisana.

Citation:	Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Manuel Morales, Ana Almendáriz 2004. Bolitoglossa palmata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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