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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Data Deficient |
| 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) |
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This species is known from Costa Rica and Panama, including its type locality, Cerro Echandi, as well as, Cerro Biné and Valle del Silencio (Bolaños and Wake 2009, E. Arias and G. Chaves pers. comm. 2019). Its elevational range is between 2,400-3,400 m asl (Bolaños and Wake 2009). According to the species' description, it was formerly thought to occur at Cerro Echandi (type locality) and Cerro Burú (Bolaños and Wake 2009), and specimens from four localities on or near the continental divide in Panamá and Costa Rica (Cerro Biné, Cerro Itamút, Cerro Fábrega (peaks belonging to the Panamian Fábrega massif) and Valle del Silencio) were tentatively assigned to this species (Hertz 2015). However, a morphological review of the type material show that most of the aforementioned specimens belong to at least three other species known to the area (Bolitoglossa bramei, B. pygmea and B. compacta), and only one specimen from Cerro Echandi can be assigned to this taxon. Additionally, following molecular analysis, the recently collected specimens collected in Cerro Fábrega and Cerro Echandi belong to B. bramei, a polymorphic species (E. Arias and G. Chaves pers. comm. 2019).
This species' range is within Parque Internacional La Amistad and Zona Protectora Las Tablas.
Conservation Needed
Proactive, precautionary steps should be taken to detect the arrival of Bsal in Costa Rica and/or Pamama and to establish a baseline by including the swabbing of salamanders encountered during routine amphibian monitoring activities in these countries (Panama and Costa Rica Red List Assessment Workshops 2019).
Research Needed
Further surveys and additional collection of specimens are required to resolve the taxonomic status of this taxon (E. Arias and G. Chaves pers. comm. 2019). Research into the potential effects of climate change and disease are also needed for this species.