Conservation Needs Assessment Summary

Coqui Dorado, Golden Coqui, Cayey Robber Frog
(Eleutherodactylus jasperi)

Printable version Puerto Rico, Assessed 26 Mar 2011

Assessment details

It is likley that less than 50% of the individuals of this species are included within one or more well-managed or reliably protected areas.

Enough well-managed and reliably protected habitat exists, either within or outside of currently protected areas that is suitable for conservation translocation, including population restoration or conservation introduction.

The species will very likely go extinct in the wild before anything can or will be done to save it, but in principle the threats to the species could be reversed and animals in ex situ colonies could be used to re-stock the wild if/when the threats are reversed.

It is likely that the known population of this species in the wild is too small to recover naturally, without ex situ intervention, even if threats are mitigated.

This species exhibits a distinctive reproductive mode, behaviour, or aspect of morphology or physiology, which is shared with less than six other species.

This species has a special human cultural or economic value within its natural range or in a wider global context.

This species has been maintained in captivity in the past but has not been successfully bred in captivity.

The species is either especially diurnal, active or colourful, or there is 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.

A conservation mandate recommending the ex situ conservation of this taxon exists.

It is not known if sufficient animals would be available or potentially available to initiate an ex situ program, if one was recommended. Research into availability of founders needs to be prioritised.