IUCN Red List Category: DD (Published on 2004-04-30)
Taxonomy
| Animalia | Chordata | Amphibia | Anura | Strabomantidae | Phrynopus | Phrynopus peruanus |
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Geographic Range
This species is known only from the type locality, Maraynioc, in Junín Department, Peru. It might be a restricted-range species.
Population
There is no information on its current population status. It has not been seen or collected since the 1800s.
Habitat
It is presumably found in montane cloud forest, where it is probably a terrestrial species that breeds by direct development.
Conservation Actions
It is not known to occur in any protected areas; further research is needed into this little-known species.
Red List Rationale
Listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, threats, status and ecological requirements.
Bibliography
- Lynch, J.D. 1975. A review of the Andean Leptodactylid frog genus Phrynopus. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History of the University of Kansas: 1-51.
- Peters, W.C.H. 1873. Über zwei Giftschlangen aus Afrika und über neue oder weniger bekannte Gattungen und Arten von Batrachiern. Monatsberichte der königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin: 411-418.
- Rodríguez, L.O., Cordova, J.H. and Icochea, J. 1993. Lista preliminar de los anfibios del Peru.: 1-22.
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