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Dendrobates nubeculosus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA DENDROBATIDAE

Scientific Name: Dendrobates nubeculosus
Species Authority: Jungfer and Böhme, 2004

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published: 2006
Assessor/s: Karl-Heinz Jungfer
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce Young)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient since it has only recently been described, and there is still very little information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is known only from a single specimen, collected at around 7m asl near Rockstone along the Essequibo River, upper Demerara-Berbice (formerly Mazaruni Potaro) District, Guyana. There does not appear to be any reason why this species should not occur more widely, but apparently the species has not been searched for since the original specimen was collected.
Countries:
Native:
Guyana
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Population [top]

Population: There is no information available on its population status.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: The habitat around the type locality is flooded riparian tall evergreen forest, and this species is presumed to be a larval developer.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There are no known threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is not known to occur in any protected areas. It is listed on CITES Appendix II.
Citation: Karl-Heinz Jungfer 2006. Dendrobates nubeculosus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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