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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:
This species is only known from pristine humid montane forest with branches densely covered with bromeliads and other epiphytes, and an understory with palms, vines, and bromeliads. The only known specimens were collected in bromeliads and palm leaves (A. Batista pers. comm. August 2019). Its breeding ecology is unknown, however, it is thought to be similar to its congeners which lay terrestrial eggs and directly develop (R. Ibáñez pers. comm. April 2016).
Range:
This species is only known from the type locality, Reserva Natural Privada Cerro Chucantí, in the Serranía de Majé of eastern Panama, at 1,424 m asl (Batista et al. 2014). Its estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 1.9 km2 measured by a minimum convex polygon of its known range and its area of occupancy (AOO) is 4 km2; however, the EOO has been adjusted to 4 km2 as AOO values should not exceed EOO (IUCN Standards and Petitions Subcommittee 2019). It is likely to be endemic to its type locality, as it is surrounded by areas that are too low in elevation, and surveys in other suitable habitat have not recorded this species (A. Batista and R. Ibañez pers. comm. August 2019).
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
The type specimen was collected on the privately owned Reserva Natural Privada Cerro Chucantí (Batista et al. 2014). There is currently an active effort to establish a protected area within the range of this species (see Rainforest Trust 2017 - B. Gratwicke pers. comm. February 2017, A. Batista and R. Ibañez pers. comm. August 2019).
Conservation Needed
Expansion of effective forest preservation and continued management of existing protected areas is essential for the conservation of this species. Proactive, precautionary steps should be taken to detect the arrival of Bsal in Panama and to establish a baseline by including the swabbing of salamanders encountered during routine amphibian monitoring activities in the country (Panama Red List Assessment Workshop 2019).
Research Needed
Research on life history, distribution, population and threats is required. Considering its very restricted range, population monitoring is recommended.
The type specimen was collected on the privately owned Reserva Natural Privada Cerro Chucantí (Batista et al. 2014). There is currently an active effort to establish a protected area within the range of this species (see Rainforest Trust 2017 - B. Gratwicke pers. comm. February 2017, A. Batista and R. Ibañez pers. comm. August 2019).
Conservation Needed
Expansion of effective forest preservation and continued management of existing protected areas is essential for the conservation of this species. Proactive, precautionary steps should be taken to detect the arrival of Bsal in Panama and to establish a baseline by including the swabbing of salamanders encountered during routine amphibian monitoring activities in the country (Panama Red List Assessment Workshop 2019).
Research Needed
Research on life history, distribution, population and threats is required. Considering its very restricted range, population monitoring is recommended.