Chiropterotriton lavae

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:

Chiropterotriton lavae

Species Authority:

(Taylor, 1942)

Common Name(s):

Spanish	–	Salamandra pie-plano pigmea
English	–	Pigmy Splayfoot Salamander, Pigmy Flat-footed Salamander

Synonym(s):

Bolitoglossa lavae Taylor, 1942

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Date Assessed:

2008-01-01

Assessor(s):

Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake, Jean Raffaelli, James Hanken

Reviewer(s):

Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)

Justification:
Listed as Critically Endangered because its extent of occurrence is less than 100 km² and its area of occupancy is less than 10 km², all individuals are known from a single location, and there is a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat at La Joya.

History:

2006	–	Critically Endangered (IUCN 2006)
2006	–	Critically Endangered
2004	–	Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from La Joya, central-western Veracruz, Mexico, at 1,200 m asl.
Countries:	Possibly extinct: Mexico
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Population [top]

Population:	It was abundant in its tiny range, but severe habitat degradation has taken place to the extent that the species has not been detected despite recent attempts.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The species lives in bromeliads in pine-oak and cloud forests. It breeds by direct development.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	All areas surrounding La Joya are highly disturbed by extensive logging and mining: between 2003 and 2004, the area of forest habitat available for this species was halved due to the expansion of mining activities; the remaining available habitat was only about 15ha in 2004.

Major Threat(s):

All areas surrounding La Joya are highly disturbed by extensive logging and mining: between 2003 and 2004, the area of forest habitat available for this species was halved due to the expansion of mining activities; the remaining available habitat was only about 15ha in 2004.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known from any protected areas, and maintenance and protection of the La Joya forests is urgently needed. This species is protected by Mexican law under the "Special Protection" category (Pr).

Conservation Actions:

It is not known from any protected areas, and maintenance and protection of the La Joya forests is urgently needed. This species is protected by Mexican law under the "Special Protection" category (Pr).

Citation:	Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake, Jean Raffaelli, James Hanken 2008. Chiropterotriton lavae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 28 February 2015.
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