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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 found on low vegetation, tree ferns, on the ground, and on arboreal bromeliads in lower montane wet forest. It is unlikely to be tolerant of any form of anthropogenic habitat degradation (J. Townsend and J.M. Solís pers. comm. March 2019). It breeds by direct development and is not dependent upon water for reproduction.
Range:
This species is known only from Monte Escondido in Parque Nacional La Muralla on the Atlantic versant in the north-western portion of the Department of Olancho, north-central Honduras, at 1,430-1,550 m asl. It is likely to be endemic to the vicinity of the type locality (J. Townsend and J.M. Solís pers. comm. March 2019). Its estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 68 km2 and all individuals are considered to occur in one threat-defined location.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
The only known site is in Parque Nacional La Muralla, which was declared as a protected area in 1987, but this area is poorly protected, and habitat loss is continuing.
Conservation Needed
Improved enforcement and management of the national parks and the elimination of incentives to convert forest (e.g., Decreto 37-2016) is urgently needed to halt anthropogenic land use change in the national parks and reserves of Honduras (Honduras Red List Assessment Workshop March 2019). 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
Additional research is needed on this species' distribution, population status and trends. Another avenue for future research includes natural history studies.
The only known site is in Parque Nacional La Muralla, which was declared as a protected area in 1987, but this area is poorly protected, and habitat loss is continuing.
Conservation Needed
Improved enforcement and management of the national parks and the elimination of incentives to convert forest (e.g., Decreto 37-2016) is urgently needed to halt anthropogenic land use change in the national parks and reserves of Honduras (Honduras Red List Assessment Workshop March 2019). 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
Additional research is needed on this species' distribution, population status and trends. Another avenue for future research includes natural history studies.