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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Critically Endangered |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
It is arboreal, living in bromeliads in a several small patches of cloud forest surrounded by agriculture. It has so far only been recorded from primary forest and the forest edge (F. Castañeda pers. comm. March 2019). It presumably breeds by direct development and is not dependent upon water.
Range:
This species is only known from the type locality of Cerro Cantagallo and some nearby mountains in the municipality of Lepaterique, Honduras, between 1,840-2,070 m asl. There is other suitable habitat nearby, and so it is likely to occur in additional sites at appropriate elevations in the vicinity of the type locality (F. Castañeda and J.M. Solís pers. comm. March 2019). Its estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 24 km2 and all individuals are considered to occur in one threat-defined location.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
The species occurs in Reserva Biologica Yerba Buena (McCranie and Wilson 2002; ICF database), but this is not managed for biodiversity conservation, and the habitat is subject to disturbance and fragmentation (F. Castañeda and J.M Solís pers. comm. March 2019).
Conservation Needed
Improved management and protection of this area is urgently needed. Proactive, precautionary steps should be taken to detect the arrival of Bsal in Honduras and to establish a baseline by including the swabbing of salamanders encountered during routine amphibian monitoring activities in the country (Honduras Red List Assessment Workshop March 2019). In addition to regular monitoring, the general public can also support these efforts through reporting any dead salamanders to the iNaturalist global project: Saving Salamanders with Citizen Science (J. Kolby pers. comm. March 2019).
Research Needed
More studies are needed into this species' distribution, population status, and trends.
The species occurs in Reserva Biologica Yerba Buena (McCranie and Wilson 2002; ICF database), but this is not managed for biodiversity conservation, and the habitat is subject to disturbance and fragmentation (F. Castañeda and J.M Solís pers. comm. March 2019).
Conservation Needed
Improved management and protection of this area is urgently needed. Proactive, precautionary steps should be taken to detect the arrival of Bsal in Honduras and to establish a baseline by including the swabbing of salamanders encountered during routine amphibian monitoring activities in the country (Honduras Red List Assessment Workshop March 2019). In addition to regular monitoring, the general public can also support these efforts through reporting any dead salamanders to the iNaturalist global project: Saving Salamanders with Citizen Science (J. Kolby pers. comm. March 2019).
Research Needed
More studies are needed into this species' distribution, population status, and trends.