Eleutherodactylus albipes
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
ELEUTHERODACTYLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Eleutherodactylus albipes |
| Species Authority: |
Barbour and Shreve, 1937 |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Critically Endangered
B1ab(iii)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Blair Hedges, Luis Díaz |
| 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 Critically Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 100km2, its range is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat.
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
It is an uncommon species.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It occurs in high-elevation closed-canopy moist forest, and has not been recorded from disturbed forest. Eggs are laid on the ground, and it breeds by direct development.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
Severe habitat destruction is taking place as a result of clear-cutting, charcoaling, agricultural expansion, disturbance from touristic activities, and infrastructure development for human settlement.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Although its range is wholly within Parque Nacional Turquino and Parque Nacional la Bayamesa, these protected areas are in need of improved management.
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