Assessment Results
Pristimantis phalarus
Order:
Anura
Family:
Craugastoridae
Synonym(s):
Eleutherodactylus phalarus
Assessed for:
Colombia
on:
30 Nov 2017
by:
Carlos Eduardo Burbano Yandi
IUCN Global Red List:
Endangered (EN)
National Red List:
(not assessed)
Distribution:
Colombia
Evolutionary Distinctiveness score:
16.42792702
Recommended Conservation Actions:
Additional Comments:
Flechas, SV, Paz, A., Crawford, AJ, Sarmiento, C., Acevedo, AA, Arboleda, A., ... y Muñoz, A. (2017). Distribución actual y prevista del hongo patógeno Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis en Colombia, un punto clave de la biodiversidad de anfibios. Biotropica , 49 (5), 685-694.
Fernando Castro, María Isabel Herrera, John Lynch. 2004. Pristimantis phalarus . La Lista Roja de Especies Amenazadas 2004 de la UICN: e.T56852A11545374. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T56852A11545374.en . Descargado el 30 de noviembre de 2017 .
| Question # | Short Name | Question Text | Response | Comments |
| 1 | Extinction risk | Current IUCN Red List category. [Data obtained from the IUCN Red List.] | Vulnerable (VU) | Desde el año 2004 no se ha modificado esta categoría, sin embargo en la evaluación de la UICN Red List 2017 (http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/full/56852/0), se sugiere hacer su actualización. En el Valle del Cauca, Castro y Bolívar (2010), consideran que esta especie aún se debe considerar en Vulnerable. |
| 2 | Possibly extinct | Is there a strong possibility that this species might be extinct in the wild? | No / unlikely | Las poblaciones de esta especie se registran solo en el Valle del Cauca. En el Instituto de Ciencias Naturales (ICN) hay registros de individuos desde el año 1997 y la colección de herpetología registra dos individuos del año 2004. Todos estos registros son del municipio del Cairo y desde esa época ha la fecha no se han vuelto a registrar. Autores como Castro y Bolívar (2010), han mencionado que es importante un monitoreo que permita detectar poblaciones, conocer su tendencia y evaluar su estado de conservación. Las investigaciones que develen estos aspectos aportarán la información suficiente para decir con certeza si la especie se encuentra ante una posible extinción. |
| 3 | Phylogenetic significance | The taxon’s Evolutionary Distinctiveness (ED) score, as generated by the ZSL EDGE program. (These data are not editable by Assessors). | ED value < 20 | |
| 4 | Protected habitat | Is a population of at least 50% of the individuals of the taxon included within a well-managed or reliably protected area or areas? | No / unlikely | Su distribución potencial no se traslapa con un área protegida, no obstante, algunas poblaciones se encuentran dentro de la reserva Natural Cerro del Ingle´s, perteneciente a la Fundacio´n Serraniagua, en El Cairo. |
| 5 | Habitat for reintroduction, conservation translocation or supplementation | Does enough well-managed and reliably protected habitat exist, either within or outside of currently protected areas that is suitable for conservation translocation, including population restoration or conservation introduction? | Yes / probably | PNN Tatamá y Reserva Cerro del Inglés |
| 6 | Previous reintroductions | Have reintroduction or translocation attempts been made in the past for this species? | No | |
| 7 | In situ conservation activities | Are any in situ conservation actions currently in place for this species? (Only required if a Red List Assessment has not been completed, or if new actions have been implemented since the last Red List Assessment. (Information from the Conservation Actions section of the Red List assessment should be reviewed and considered when answering this question.). | ||
| 8 | In situ conservation activities | Are additional in situ conservation actions required to help conserve this species in the wild (e.g. habitat restoration and/or protection, control of invasive species, national legislation etc.)? | ||
| 9 | In situ research | Is additional in situ research required to better understand the species, e.g. distribution, population trends, natural history etc.? | ||
| 10 | Threat mitigation | Are the threats facing the taxon, including any new and emerging threats not considered in the IUCN Red List, potentially reversible? | Threats unknown | No se conocen las amenazas, salvo lo mencionado por Castro et al (2004), que propone la degradación del ecosistema. Por lo cual, se sugiere investigar los atributos ecológicos claves de esta especie, que puedan verse afectado por los procesos antrópicos o naturales en el área. Es de mencionar, que en el Cerro del inglés, ha sido registrado el hongo quítrido y por ahora está especie no ha sido identificada como infectada con este patógeno (Flechas et al 2017) pero se desconoce la interacción y el efecto en la población. |
| 11 | Over-collection from the wild | Is the taxon suffering from collection within its natural range, either for food, for the pet trade or for any other reason, which threatens the species’ continued persistence in the wild? | No / unlikely | |
| 12 | Population recovery | Is the known population of this species in the wild large enough to recover naturally, without ex situ intervention if threats are mitigated? | Yes / probably | |
| 13 | Action plans | Does an Action Plan for the species already exist, or is one currently being developed? | ||
| 14 | Biological distinctiveness | Does the taxon exhibit a distinctive reproductive mode, behaviour, aspect of morphology or physiology, within the Order to which it belongs (e.g. Anura, Passeriformes etc.)? | No aspect of biology known to be exceptional | |
| 15 | Cultural/socio-economic importance | Does the taxon have a special human cultural value (e.g. as a national or regional symbol, in a historic context, featuring in traditional stories) or economic value (e.g. food, traditional medicine, tourism) within its natural range or in a wider global context? | No | |
| 16 | Scientific importance | Is the species vital to current or planned research other than species-specific ecology/biology/conservation within the Order to which it belongs (e.g. Anura, Passeriformes etc.) e.g. human medicine, climate change, environmental pollutants and conservation science? | No research dependent on this species | |
| 17 | Ex situ research | Does conserving this species (or closely related species) in situ depend upon research that can be most easily carried out ex situ? | No | |
| 18 | Ex situ conservation activities | Is any ex situ research or other ex situ conservation action currently in place for this species? (Information from the Conservation Actions section of the Red List assessment should be reviewed and considered when answering this question.) | ||
| 19 | Husbandry analog required | If an ex situ rescue program is recommended for this species, would an analog species be required to develop husbandry protocols first? | ||
| 20 | Husbandry analog | Do the biological and ecological attributes of this species make it suitable for developing husbandry regimes for more threatened related species? i.e. could this species be used in captivity to help to develop husbandry and breeding protocols which could be used for a similar, but more endangered species at a later stage? | No | |
| 21 | Captive breeding | Has this species been successfully bred and/or maintained in captivity? | Not held in captivity to date | |
| 22 | Conservation education/ecotourism potential | Is the species especially diurnal, active or colourful, or is there an interesting or unusual aspect of its ecology that make it particularly suitable to be an educational ambassador for conservation of the species in the range country, either in zoos or aquariums or within ecotourism activities? | No | |
| 23 | Mandate | Is there an existing conservation mandate recommending the ex situ conservation of this taxon? | No | |
| 24 | Range State approval | If an ex situ initiative was proposed for this species, would it be supported (and approved) by the range State (either within the range State or out-of-country ex situ)? | Yes / probably | |
| 25 | Founder specimens | Are sufficient animals of the taxon available or potentially available (from wild or captive sources) to initiate an ex situ program, if one was recommended? | Yes / probably | |
| 26 | Taxonomic status | Has a complete taxonomic analysis of the species in the wild been carried out, to fully understand the functional unit you wish to conserve (i.e. have species limits been determined)? | Yes |
Citation:
Carlos Eduardo Burbano Yandi. 2017. Conservation Needs Assessment for Pristimantis phalarus, Colombia.
https://conservationneeds.org/assessment/4258
Accessed 02 Feb 2025
