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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| 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:
This species inhabits lower montane and montane rainforest in talus on steep slopes. While it is more common in forest, it can be found in heavily disturbed areas (F. Bolaños pers. comm. 2007). It feeds on a wide variety of prey types, including coleopterans, dipterans, collembolans, and mites (acarines) (Mead and Boback 2002). It is a species that breeds by direct development and is not dependent upon water.
Range:
This species is known only from the humid montane zone of the Cordillera de Talamanca in central Costa Rica. It occupies an elevational range of 2,530-2,990 m asl (Savage 2002, Köhler 2011, Johnson et al. 2015). Its estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 405 km2.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
This species occurs in the Cerro Vueltas Biological Reserve. Its estimated range includes portions of the Los Santos Forest Reserve, Los Quetzales National Park, and the Tapantí-Macizo Cerro la Muerte National Park, however, its presence has not been confirmed at these locations. It is considered Least Concern on the Costa Rica National Red List (Chaves et al. 2014).
Conservation Needed
Continuation of rigorous management of the existing parks is the best guarantee for the conservation of this species. Proactive, precautionary steps should be taken to detect the arrival of Bsal in Costa Rica and to establish a baseline by including the swabbing of salamanders encountered during routine amphibian monitoring activities in the country (Costa Rica Red List Assessment Workshop 2019).Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats. Targeted surveys are needed throughout this species range in order to understand its population status (E. Arias pers. comm. September 2019).
This species occurs in the Cerro Vueltas Biological Reserve. Its estimated range includes portions of the Los Santos Forest Reserve, Los Quetzales National Park, and the Tapantí-Macizo Cerro la Muerte National Park, however, its presence has not been confirmed at these locations. It is considered Least Concern on the Costa Rica National Red List (Chaves et al. 2014).
Conservation Needed
Continuation of rigorous management of the existing parks is the best guarantee for the conservation of this species. Proactive, precautionary steps should be taken to detect the arrival of Bsal in Costa Rica and to establish a baseline by including the swabbing of salamanders encountered during routine amphibian monitoring activities in the country (Costa Rica Red List Assessment Workshop 2019).Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats. Targeted surveys are needed throughout this species range in order to understand its population status (E. Arias pers. comm. September 2019).