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Dendrophryniscus minutus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA BUFONIDAE

Scientific Name: Dendrophryniscus minutus
Species Authority: (Melin, 1941)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2004
Assessor/s Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Robert Reynolds, Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Fernando Castro
Evaluator/s: Stuart, S.N., Chanson, J.S., Cox, N.A. & Young, B.E. (Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team)
Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species occurs in Amazonian, Orinocan and foothill Colombia (from the Llanos of Meta south to Amazonia), Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, southern Guyana and Suriname, and throughout French Guiana. It is generally found at 0-300m asl but can be found at up to 1,000m asl near Puyo, Ecuador.
Countries:
Native:
Bolivia; Brazil; Colombia; Ecuador; French Guiana; Guyana; Peru; Suriname
Presence uncertain:
Venezuela
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: It is locally abundant throughout its range, except it is rare in Bolivia.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It can be found in old and second growth Tropical Moist Forest and Premontane Humid Forest on the forest floor. Reproduction takes place in natural semi-permanent and temporary waterbodies. The eggs are laid out of water usually on roots over the water, and the larvae develop in the water.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Logging, forest conversion and fires are threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Many conservation units are present within its range.
Citation: Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Robert Reynolds, Claudia Azevedo-Ramos, Fernando Castro 2004. Dendrophryniscus minutus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 December 2008.
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