Download Rana de la sierra madre occidental (Lithobates sierramadrensis)

Rana de la sierra madre occidental
(Lithobates sierramadrensis)
N omb res comu n es: Rana Sierra Madre (Español) / Sierra Madre Occidental frog, Sierra Madre frog
(Inglés)
Si n ón i mos: Rana sierramadrensis
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Range description 1,2
This species is widespread through the Sierra Madre del Sur of Guerrero and Oaxaca, Mexico.
Type information 3
Paratyp e for Lithobates sierramadrensis
Catal og N u mb er: USNM 139724
Col l ecti on : Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate
Zoology, Division of Amphibians & Reptiles
Prep arati on : Ethanol
Year Col l ected : 1936
Local i ty: Agua del Obispo, near, between Rincon and Cajones, Guerrero, Mexico
Habitat and ecology 1,2
Hab i tat an d Ecol ogy
This species inhabits conifer forests at intermediate elevations. It breeds in streams.
Systems
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Statistics of barcoding coverage: lithobates sierramadrensis 4
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
Iucn red list assessment 1,2
R ed Li st Category
VU
Vulnerable
R ed Li st Cri teri a
B1ab(iii)
Versi on
3.1
Year Assessed
2004
Needs updating
Assessor/s
Oscar Flores-Villela, Luis Canseco-Mrquez
R evi ewer/s
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson, Neil Cox and Bruce
Young)
Con tri b u tor/s
Ju sti fi cati on
Listed as Vulnerable because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000 km2, its distribution is severely
fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat in Guerrero
and Oaxaca, Mexico.
Population 1,2
Pop u l ati on
There are many healthy populations of this species along its range although it is reportedly rare in
some parts.
Pop u l ati on Tren d
Decreasing
Threats 1,2
M aj or Th reats
Logging is probably a threat to this species. Tadpoles have been found in southern Mexico with loss of
keratinized mouthparts, which suggests that chytridiomycosis might be a threat.
Conservation actions 1,2
Con servati on Acti on s
The range of this species does not include any protected areas, and there is a need for improved
protection and maintenance of forest habitats in the Sierra Madre del Sur. This species is protected by
Mexican law under the "Special Protection" category (Pr).
References
1. Oscar Flores-Villela, Luis Canseco-Mrquez 2004. Lithobates sierramadrensis. In: IUCN 2014 . IUCN
Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1 . <www.iucnredlist.org>
2. © International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved
3. © Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate
Zoology, Division of Amphibians & Reptiles, some rights reserved
4. © Barcode of Life Data Systems, some rights reserved