Chiropterotriton dimidiatus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
CAUDATA |
PLETHODONTIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Chiropterotriton dimidiatus |
| Species Authority: |
(Taylor, 1939) |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Endangered
B1ab(iii,v)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake |
| Reviewer/s: |
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, all individuals are in fewer than five locations, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat, and in the number of mature individuals, in Hidalgo, Mexico.
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
It used to be abundant, but its numbers are now severely reduced.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It inhabits only pristine pine-oak and fir forests, where it is found under bark or logs. It breeds by direct development and is not dependent upon water.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
Most of the forests where this species has been recorded have been severely transformed through the activities of smallholder farmers, logging, and human settlement. It has disappeared even from areas where the habitat has been only slightly degraded.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
It occurs in Parque Nacional El Chico, but improved management of this area is urgently needed to reduce the heavy impacts of tourism, including more fires, and the cutting of forest for recreational facilities. This species is protected by Mexican law under the "Special Protection" category (Pr).
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