Assessment Results
Alsodes neuquensis
Order:
Anura
Family:
Alsodidae
Synonym(s):
Alsodes gargola neuquensis
Assessed for:
Argentina
on:
06 Aug 2021
by:
AArk/ASG Argentina Assessment Workshop
Authors:
Blotto, B. y Úbeda, C.
IUCN Global Red List:
Endangered (EN)
National Red List:
Endangered (EN)
Distribution:
Argentina
Evolutionary Distinctiveness score:
6
Recommended Conservation Actions:
Additional Comments:
| Question # | Short Name | Question Text | Response | Comments |
| 1 | Extinction risk | Current IUCN Red List category. [Data obtained from the IUCN Red List.] | Endangered (EN) | Para Argentina se encuentra como Amenazada (Vaira, et. al 2012) |
| 2 | Possibly extinct | Is there a strong possibility that this species might be extinct in the wild? | No / unlikely | |
| 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? | Unknown | Recientemente se han encontrado poblaciones en el Parque Nacional Lanin (com. pers. Blotto, B. 2021) |
| 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 | Parque Nacional Lanin |
| 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.). | Yes / probably | Las propias del plan de manejo del Parque Nacional Lanin. |
| 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.)? | Yes / probably | - Control de truchas introducidas dentro y fuera del Parque Nacional Lanín - Evitar siembra activa de trucha y por tanto evitar que colonicen áreas nuevas donde existe la especie |
| 9 | In situ research | Is additional in situ research required to better understand the species, e.g. distribution, population trends, natural history etc.? | Yes | - Ciclo de vida y tiempo de desarrollo larval - Tiempo de desarrollo larval - Tasa de depredación de las larvas debido a su gran tamaño - Sitios y épocas de oviposición - para potencialmente proteger esta áreas - Estudios de viabilidad genética en poblaciones de las laguna de altura debido a fragmentación - Búsqueda de qutridio en la zona |
| 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 unlikely to be reversed in time to prevent further decline / extinction | -Truchas introducidas -Pisoteo de ganado en algunas regiones dentro del área de distribución -En algunos arroyos y lagunas podría controlarse las truchas realizando un gran esfuerzo, pero esto no podría aplicarse sobre toda el área de la distribución de la especie. -Debe trabajarse para evitar el avance de colonización de la trucha |
| 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? | No | |
| 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? | Yes | - Estudios de aspectos de biología térmica - Estudio de desarrollo larval |
| 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.) | No / unlikely | |
| 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? | Yes / probably | Alsodes gargola |
| 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 | Se han mantenido larvas en acuario durante un periodo, que fueron destinadas a su análisis y descripción (Pillado et al. 2000) * Pillado, M.S.; Alonso, C.A. y Úbeda, C.A. 2000. La larva de Alsodes gargola Gallardo, 1970 (Leptodactylidae, Telmatobiinae). Alytes 18 (1-2): 62-72 |
| 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? | Yes | Utilizando principalmente los renacuajos que son de gran tamaño y viven en aguas cristalinas, incluso existen lugares donde de día se encuentran adultos y renacuajos |
| 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:
Blotto, B. y Úbeda, C. 2021. Conservation Needs Assessment for Alsodes neuquensis, Argentina
(AArk/ASG Argentina Assessment Workshop).
https://conservationneeds.org/assessment/6879
Accessed 12 Mar 2025
