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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 premontane wet forest, and also in moderately disturbed habitats such as cardamom plantations. It is not likely to tolerate a lot of habitat disturbance, as it requires canopy cover (L. Herrera, J. Kolby and J. Townsend pers. comm. March 2019). The females tend to live on the ground under logs, while the males are arboreal. It breeds by direct development. It is the largest salamander species in Honduras (L. Herrera, J. Kolby and J. Townsend pers. comm. March 2019).
Range:
This species ranges from extreme northern Alta Verapaz, Guatemala, and Cayo District in southern Belize, to north-central Honduras. In Guatemala, it is known from the Departments of Alta Verapaz, Izabal, and Zacapa (S. Rovito pers. comm. 2019). In Honduras, it is known from Quebrada Grande in Copán Department, Sierra de Omoa west of San Pedro Sula, Cortés Department, Portillo Grande in Yoro Department, and Quimistán municipality in Santa Barbara Department (Solis et al. 2015). It is also known from Refugio de Vida Silvestre Texiguat (McCranie and Castaneda 2007, J. Townsend pers. comm. March 2019), and the north side of Parque Nacional Pico Bonito, between 200–560 m asl (J. Ramos-Galdamez pers. comm. March 2019). It occurs between 50–1,450 m asl, and probably occurs more widely within its distribution than is currently recorded.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
In Honduras, this species is found in Parque Nacional Cerro Azul, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Texiguat, Parque Nacional Pico Bonito, and at the edge of Parque Nacional Cusuco. In Guatemala, it occurs in Parque Nacional Laguna Lachuá and the Reserva de Manantiales Montañas del Mico. It is listed on Annex D of the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations (Auliya et al. 2016).
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 also 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
Given the potential threat of chytridiomycosis, subpopulations of this species should be monitored carefully. Further studies are required on its reproductive behaviour (J. Kolby pers. comm. March 2019).
In Honduras, this species is found in Parque Nacional Cerro Azul, Refugio de Vida Silvestre Texiguat, Parque Nacional Pico Bonito, and at the edge of Parque Nacional Cusuco. In Guatemala, it occurs in Parque Nacional Laguna Lachuá and the Reserva de Manantiales Montañas del Mico. It is listed on Annex D of the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations (Auliya et al. 2016).
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 also 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
Given the potential threat of chytridiomycosis, subpopulations of this species should be monitored carefully. Further studies are required on its reproductive behaviour (J. Kolby pers. comm. March 2019).