Assessment Results
Atelopus carrikeri
Guajira Stubfoot Toad
Order:
Anura
Family:
Bufonidae
Synonym(s):
Assessed for:
Colombia
on:
10 Jan 2018
by:
José Luis Pérez González
IUCN Global Red List:
Endangered (EN)
National Red List:
(not assessed)
Distribution:
Colombia
Evolutionary Distinctiveness score:
7.90768859
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.] | Critically Endangered (CR) | |
| 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? | Yes / probably | Esta especie hábitat en los paramos de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, en áreas correspondientes a la jurisdicción de Parques Nacionales de Colombia. |
| 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 | Los hábitats donde se encuentra la especie se encuentran en buen estado de conservación, seria posible una introductorio en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
| 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.). | ||
| 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.)? | ||
| 9 | In situ research | Is additional in situ research required to better understand the species, e.g. distribution, population trends, natural history etc.? | ||
| 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 | Las principales amenazas de las especies de páramo en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta , son las quemas y la extension de la ganadería producidas por las comunidades indígenas, estas amenazas son reversibles en el tiempo si se llevan acabo estrategias optimas de conservación donde se involucren a las comunidades indígenas |
| 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? | ||
| 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.)? | Aspect of biology shared with < 6 other species | Esta especie de Atelopus de alta montaña ha sobrevivido a la extincion masiva de ranas arlequines, por lo tanto en las especies de la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta del genero tienen algun tipo de compuesto quimico en su piel que inhibe algunos patógenos como el hongo quitridio |
| 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? | Yes | Son importantes dendro de las comunidades indígenas porque son las protectoras del agua y sus figuras son utilizadas para sus rituales. |
| 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? | Research dependent upon < 6 species (incl. this taxon) | Estudios de ecología reproductiva y ecología del forajeo |
| 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? | Yes | Ecología reproductiva |
| 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.) | ||
| 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? | ||
| 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? | Yes | Todas las especies del genero que habitan en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta |
| 21 | Captive breeding | Has this species been successfully bred and/or maintained in captivity? | Maintained but no successful breeding | Se ha mantenido por 6 meses en Explora. Hay dificultades para proporcionar la dieta por las bajas temperaturas a las que se mantienen. También están aparentemente presentando estrés térmico, ya que se mantienen a 16ºC y la temperatura media en su hábitat natural es de 9ºC. |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Los tramites para este tipo de actividades se demorarían en cuanto al proceso de aprobación y verificación del proyecto |
| 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:
José Luis Pérez González. 2018. Conservation Needs Assessment for Atelopus carrikeri, Colombia.
https://www.conservationneeds.org/assessment/4344
Accessed 19 May 2024
