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Pachymedusa dacnicolor

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA HYLIDAE

Scientific Name: Pachymedusa dacnicolor
Species Authority: (Cope, 1864)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2004
Assessor/s Georgina Santos-Barrera, Luis Canseco-Márquez
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, 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 from southern Sonora, southward along the Pacific coast including the Balsas Depression, to southern Oaxaca, Mexico. It is found up to 1,000m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Mexico
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: This is a common species.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This species inhabits xeric lowlands and tropical deciduous forest, commonly occurring in areas characterized by a prolonged dry season. In the rainy season it is common to find many individuals congregated in temporary pools and even in artificial ponds and other water reservoirs, where they breed.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Transformation of the original forest habitat of this species is a major threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The range of this species includes Chemela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve as well as a few other protected areas. Real protection of the tropical deciduous forest areas in coastal Mexico is needed.
Citation: Georgina Santos-Barrera, Luis Canseco-Márquez 2004. Pachymedusa dacnicolor. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 December 2008.
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