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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | 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 in mossy oak forest with small bromeliads in the forest canopy. It is considered unlikely to be tolerant of much habitat degradation. Individuals have been found under logs and rough-hewn planks or inside rotting stumps, under small rocks, along dirt roads in Bajo Grande and the road to Volcán Barú (A. Batista pers. comm. August 2019). It is presumed to breed by direct development.
Range:
This species is known from a few localities in a small area near Volcán Barú on the Pacific slope of the southern Cordillera de Talamanca-Barú range, between Cerro Punta and Boquete, Chiriquí Province, Panama, between 1,250–2,600 m asl. Like some other species in this genus, it may have a restricted range. Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 166 km2.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
This species occurs within Parque Nacional Volcán Barú.
Conservation Needed
Improved management and enforcement of the boundaries of Parque Nacional Volcán Barú is needed to prevent encroachment of habitat, and to reduce the impact of the road and tourism development on the habitat. The translocation of this species from affected areas to other areas of suitable habitat may be necessary. Education efforts are required for tourists visiting the park to raise awareness of the presence of the species and to reduce its disturbance, and regulation of the number of tourists on the trail would also be useful (Panama Red List Assessment Workshop August 2019). Proactive, precautionary steps should be taken to detect the arrival of Bsal in Costa Rica and/or Panama and to establish a baseline by including the swabbing of salamanders encountered during routine amphibian monitoring activities in these countries (Costa Rica and Panama Red List Assessment Workshops 2019).
Research Needed
There is a need for further survey work to establish the current population status of this species, particularly given the threat of chytrid. Population monitoring and studies on the environmental impact of the road development in Parque Nacional Volcán Barú are also needed (Panama Red List Assessment Workshop August 2019).
This species occurs within Parque Nacional Volcán Barú.
Conservation Needed
Improved management and enforcement of the boundaries of Parque Nacional Volcán Barú is needed to prevent encroachment of habitat, and to reduce the impact of the road and tourism development on the habitat. The translocation of this species from affected areas to other areas of suitable habitat may be necessary. Education efforts are required for tourists visiting the park to raise awareness of the presence of the species and to reduce its disturbance, and regulation of the number of tourists on the trail would also be useful (Panama Red List Assessment Workshop August 2019). Proactive, precautionary steps should be taken to detect the arrival of Bsal in Costa Rica and/or Panama and to establish a baseline by including the swabbing of salamanders encountered during routine amphibian monitoring activities in these countries (Costa Rica and Panama Red List Assessment Workshops 2019).
Research Needed
There is a need for further survey work to establish the current population status of this species, particularly given the threat of chytrid. Population monitoring and studies on the environmental impact of the road development in Parque Nacional Volcán Barú are also needed (Panama Red List Assessment Workshop August 2019).