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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Near Threatened |
| 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 lives in arboreal vegetation (mosses and liverworts) in lower montane rainforest, and does not occur in degraded habitats. It breeds by direct development and is not dependent upon water (Robinson 1976).
Range:
This species is known only from the vicinity of the type locality near Quebrada Valverde, near Tapantí, Cartago Province, on the Atlantic versant of Costa Rica. It has been recorded from an elevational range of 1,300–1,650 m asl (Savage 2002, García-París et al. 2008). Its estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 16 km2.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
The only known records are within the Parque Nacional Tapantí.
Conservation Needed
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, and trends.
The only known records are within the Parque Nacional Tapantí.
Conservation Needed
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, and trends.