Nyctanolis pernix

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:	Nyctanolis pernix
Species Authority:	Elias and Wake, 1983

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake, Manuel Acevedo, Carlos Vasquez, Sean Rovito
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, it is known from fewer than five locations, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in Guatemala and Mexico.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This highly distinctive species is known from just four localities: Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello, in southern Chiapas, Mexico; the north-eastern slopes of the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes, western Guatemala; the mountains of Alta Verapaz in central Guatemala; and the mountains of Baja Verapaz, also in central Guatemala. Its altitudinal range is 1,200-1,610m asl.
Countries:	Native: Guatemala; Mexico
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a very uncommon species: there is only a single record from Mexico.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It lives in humid pine-oak forest and cloud forest, with specimens having been found under moss and bark; it is not found in disturbed habitat. Breeding takes place by direct development.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The major threat is habitat loss due to expanding agriculture and human settlements, together with logging.

Major Threat(s):

The major threat is habitat loss due to expanding agriculture and human settlements, together with logging.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello, the Biotopo del Quetzal in Baja Verapaz, and in a private reserve in Alta Verapaz, as well as in the proposed Parque Nacional Sierra de los Cuchumatanes. This species is protected by Mexican law under the "Special Protection" category (Pr).

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in Parque Nacional Lagunas de Montebello, the Biotopo del Quetzal in Baja Verapaz, and in a private reserve in Alta Verapaz, as well as in the proposed Parque Nacional Sierra de los Cuchumatanes. This species is protected by Mexican law under the "Special Protection" category (Pr).

Citation:	Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake, Manuel Acevedo, Carlos Vasquez, Sean Rovito 2004. Nyctanolis pernix. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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