Pseudoeurycea werleri

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:	Pseudoeurycea werleri
Species Authority:	Darling and Smith, 1954

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake, James Hanken, Mario García-París

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, all individuals are in fewer than five locations, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in Veracruz and Oaxaca, Mexico.

History:

2004

–

Endangered

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from the Sierra de Los Tuxtlas, southern Veracruz, Cerro Cangrejo, and from the northern slopes of the Sierra de Juarez in the vicinity of Vista Hermosa, northern Oaxaca, Mexico. It occurs up to 1,500m asl.
Countries:	Native: Mexico
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no information on its population status, possibly because it is very hard to find.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a terrestrial species that inhabits tropical rainforest and cloud forest habitats, and lives in moss mats. It can survive in somewhat disturbed forest, provided there is plenty of shade. It reproduces by direct development.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The major threat to the species is habitat loss due to subsistence agriculture, logging, and human settlement.

Major Threat(s):

The major threat to the species is habitat loss due to subsistence agriculture, logging, and human settlement.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in the San Martin and Santa Marta National Parks. Further survey work is needed to determine the current population status of the species. This species is protected by Mexican law under the "Special Protection" category (Pr).

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in the San Martin and Santa Marta National Parks. Further survey work is needed to determine the current population status of the species. This species is protected by Mexican law under the "Special Protection" category (Pr).

Citation:	Gabriela Parra-Olea, David Wake, James Hanken, Mario García-París 2008. Pseudoeurycea werleri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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