Assessment Results
Rhinella achalensis
Achala´s Toad, Cordoba Toad
Sapo de Achala, Sapito Achaleño
Order:
Anura
Family:
Bufonidae
Synonym(s):
Bufo achalensis
Assessed for:
Argentina
on:
06 Aug 2021
by:
AArk/ASG Argentina Assessment Workshop
Authors:
Lescano, J.
IUCN Global Red List:
Endangered (EN)
National Red List:
Endangered (EN)
Distribution:
Argentina
Evolutionary Distinctiveness score:
9.220120484
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) | Categorizada a como Amenazada a nivel nacional (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 | Parte de su población está dentro del Parque Nacional Quebrada del Condorito, el cual es un área bien manejada. Sin embargo, no se conoce que porcentaje del total de la población alberga dicha área protegida. También hay poblaciones dentro de la Reserva Hídrica Provincial Pampa de Achala, pero el manejo de esta reserva no es tan adecuado. |
| 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 | Si, dentro del Parque Nacional Quebrada del Condorito existe disponibilidad de hábitat adecuado para la especie. |
| 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 | Dentro del Parque Nacional Quebrada del Condorito se está trabajando con el manejo de cargas ganaderas. Se está iniciando un trabajo de conservación in situ con esta especie por parte de investigadores del Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (CONICET-UNC), el Instituto de Biología Subtropical (CONICET) y COANA (IEGEBA UBA/CONICET). |
| 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 | El manejo de las cargas ganaderas en el área y la remoción de poblaciones de salmónidos invasores serían acciones apropiadas. |
| 9 | In situ research | Is additional in situ research required to better understand the species, e.g. distribution, population trends, natural history etc.? | Yes | Resulta fundamental comprender las amenazas que enfrenta la especie. Es necesario conocer el patrón de ocurrencia actual de la especie Tendencias poblacionales Estructura genética de las poblaciones remanente Distribución e impacto de la quitridiomicosis Impacto de la invasión por salmónidos. |
| 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 are likely to be reversible in time frame to prevent further decline / extinction | Potencialmente ciertas amenazas que enfrenta la especie puedan ser manejadas (regulando las cargas ganaderas en el área o las poblaciones de salmónidos). Sin embargo, aún es necesario profundizar en el conocimiento sobre la importancia relativa de las diferentes amenazas que enfrentaría la especie. |
| 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? | 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.) | 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 | Probablemente la especie hermana Rhinella spinulosa podría ser utilizada como analoga |
| 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? | No / unlikely | |
| 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:
Lescano, J. 2021. Conservation Needs Assessment for Rhinella achalensis, Argentina
(AArk/ASG Argentina Assessment Workshop).
https://conservationneeds.org/assessment/6883
Accessed 30 Jan 2025
