Agalychnis litodryas

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	HYLIDAE

Scientific Name:

Agalychnis litodryas

Species Authority:

(Duellman & Trueb, 1967)

Common Name/s:

English

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Pink-sided Treefrog

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2004
Assessor/s	Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Karl-Heinz Jungfer, Diego Cisneros-Heredia, Ana Almandáriz, Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, César Jaramillo, Querube Fuenmayor
Evaluator/s:	Stuart, S.N., Chanson, J.S., Cox, N.A. & Young, B.E. (Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team)
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from the single locality of Río Tuira at Río Mono in Darién Province, Panama. It has been recorded from five localities in Ecuador and is presumed to occur in Colombia, although it has not yet been recorded. It ranges from 100-1,000m asl.
Countries:	Native: Ecuador; Panama Presence uncertain: Colombia
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	The species is known only from a single record in Panama. It is considered to be rare in Ecuador.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	An arboreal species of humid lowland forest. The single specimen in Panama was collected on a bush in a swamp. The holotype was found at night perched about one and a half meters above the ground in a bush at the edge of a swamp (Duellman and Trueb 1967). A gliding species, the Ecuadorian specimens have been heard calling from bushes overhanging a shallow pond in a banana grove at night (Duellman 2001). It deposits its eggs on the leaves floating on ponds, and larvae jump into the pond and develop in the water. Since it depends on the forest canopy, it is not very adaptable to disturbance.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

An arboreal species of humid lowland forest. The single specimen in Panama was collected on a bush in a swamp. The holotype was found at night perched about one and a half meters above the ground in a bush at the edge of a swamp (Duellman and Trueb 1967). A gliding species, the Ecuadorian specimens have been heard calling from bushes overhanging a shallow pond in a banana grove at night (Duellman 2001). It deposits its eggs on the leaves floating on ponds, and larvae jump into the pond and develop in the water. Since it depends on the forest canopy, it is not very adaptable to disturbance.

Systems:

Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Habitat loss and degradation is a major threat in Ecuador, due to agriculture, timber, and human settlement.

Major Threat(s):

Habitat loss and degradation is a major threat in Ecuador, due to agriculture, timber, and human settlement.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species occurs in Parque Nacional Darién in Panama, and Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas in Ecuador. Further survey work is needed to determine whether or not this species occurs in Colombia, as is predicted.

Conservation Actions:

The species occurs in Parque Nacional Darién in Panama, and Reserva Ecológica Cotacachi-Cayapas in Ecuador. Further survey work is needed to determine whether or not this species occurs in Colombia, as is predicted.

Citation:	Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Karl-Heinz Jungfer, Diego Cisneros-Heredia, Ana Almandáriz, Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, César Jaramillo, Querube Fuenmayor 2004. Agalychnis litodryas. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 December 2008.
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