Assessment Results
Quilticohyla sanctaecrucis
Chinamococh Stream Frog
Order:
Anura
Family:
Hylidae
Synonym(s):
Ptychohyla sanctaecrucis, Ptychohyla sanctaecrucis
Assessed for:
Guatemala
on:
30 Aug 2024
by:
AArk/ASG Guatemala Workshop
Authors:
Acevedo, M. E. ; Chang, M.J. ; Dahinten B. H. ; López de Paz, E. ; Morales, J.R. ; Rivera, M. R. ; Ruano-Fajardo, G. ; Vázquez-Almazán, C. ; Zamora-Jerez, A.
IUCN Global Red List:
Endangered (EN)
National Red List:
(not assessed)
Distribution:
Guatemala
Evolutionary Distinctiveness score:
11.98462097
Recommended Conservation Actions:
Additional Comments:
Es importante enfatizar el potencial daño por el ingreso o introducción de especies de anfibios exóticas e invasoras (especies de la Lista Negra - CONAP) de anfibios a las poblaciones silvestres nativas.
| Question # | Short Name | Question Text | Response | Comments |
| 1 | Extinction risk | Current IUCN Red List category. [Data obtained from the IUCN Red List.] | Endangered (EN) | |
| 2 | Possibly extinct | Is there a strong possibility that this species might be extinct in the wild? | No / unlikely | En 2023 y 2024 se ha observado en la zona de La Soledad, Muicipio de Panzos, Alta Verapaz y en las Hidroelécticas Oxec y Relevik, La Soledad, Panzós, Alta Verapaz |
| 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 | Esta especie es conocida de la Sierra de Santa Cruz en el este de Guatemala. La evidencia molecular sugiere que una subpoblación recientemente documentada de San Mateo Ixtatan alrededor de la Laguna Yolnabaj, Huehuetenango pertenece a esta especie (Faivovich et al. 2018). La especie se encuentra dentro del Área de Protección Especial Sierra de Santa Cruz pero no está bien manejada. |
| 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? | No / unlikely | La especie se encuentra dentro del Área de Protección Especial Sierra de Santa Cruz pero no está bien manejada. |
| 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.). | No / unlikely | |
| 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 | Mejorar el hábitat donde se encuentra la especie y áreas circundantes. |
| 9 | In situ research | Is additional in situ research required to better understand the species, e.g. distribution, population trends, natural history etc.? | Yes | Se requiere investigación en: distribución, estado poblacional, ecología, amenazas y sus efectos sobre la especie |
| 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 | En Chulac Senahu las amenazas más importantes que enfrenta la especies son: Pérdida de hábitat por minería de níquel a gran escala, asentamientos humanos, tala a pequeña escala, introducción de cardamon y su efecto de procesamiento. Extracción de agua. Queda muy poco bosque disponible en la Sierra de Santa Cruz, y este es en forma de parches muy pequeños y fragmentados en las elevaciones más altas y en las áreas más inaccesibles. En Huehuetenango las amenazas más importantes que enfrenta la especies son: Deforestación por tala extensiva a pequeña escala, al cultivo de café y cardamomo. y al uso de agroquímicos propios de estas producciones agrícolas. Extracción de agua. Sin embargo aún quedan algunas áreas de bosque de buena calidad donde se encuentra esta especie En líneas generales el cambio climático también supone una amenaza para la especie, ya que las estaciones secas son cada vez más largas y se ha producido una disminución de las precipitaciones, lo que resulta especialmente perjudicial para la especie ya que antiguamente esta zona era muy húmeda (C. Vásquez Almazán com. pers. Agosto 2019). La quitridiomicosis también es una amenaza potencial importante, y ya se han detectado disminuciones debido a la enfermedad entre otras especies de este género en Guatemala (Mendelson et al. 2004). El aumento del turismo en San Mateo Ixtatan alrededor de la Laguna Yolnabaj es una posible amenaza futura para la especie C. Vásquez Almazán, comunicación personal. com. agosto de 2019). |
| 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? | No / unlikely | |
| 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? | Yes | Es una especie vistosa y ojos rojos |
| 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)? | No | Debe darse prioridad a investigar la autenticidad de las especie. |
Citation:
Acevedo, M. E. ; Chang, M.J. ; Dahinten B. H. ; López de Paz, E. ; Morales, J.R. ; Rivera, M. R. ; Ruano-Fajardo, G. ; Vázquez-Almazán, C. ; Zamora-Jerez, A. 2024. Conservation Needs Assessment for Quilticohyla sanctaecrucis, Guatemala
(AArk/ASG Guatemala Workshop).
https://conservationneeds.org/assessment/7105
Accessed 22 Feb 2025
