Assessment Results
Proceratophrys ararype
Order:
Anura
Family:
Odontophrynidae
Synonym(s):
Assessed for:
Brazil
on:
08 Oct 2020
by:
AArk/ASG Brazil Assessment Workshop
Authors:
A. Garda and R. Ávila
IUCN Global Red List:
Not Evaluated (NE)
National Red List:
(not assessed)
Distribution:
Brazil
Evolutionary Distinctiveness score:
11
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.] | Not Evaluated (NE) | |
| 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? | No / unlikely | Currently has no records in reliably protected areas, but is within the APA Chapada do Araripe. |
| 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 | Chapada do Araripe rivers drain into Ceará, but none of these rivers are included in protected areas. There may be private areas that could be suitable for these purposes. |
| 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 | Conservation actions with the bird Soldadinho-do-Araripe (symbol of the city) can serve as umbrella actions that contemplate P. ararype. |
| 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 | Promote the creation of a protected area. |
| 9 | In situ research | Is additional in situ research required to better understand the species, e.g. distribution, population trends, natural history etc.? | Yes | Research is needed on population trends, genetic diversity and hibridism, and Impacts of drains and canalizations on population dynamics. Recently, data on natural history and distribution were obtained during a master's dissertation co-supervised by Robson Avila. |
| 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 | The main threats to this species are: habitat loss and fragmentation caused by the development of agricultural activities; deforestation of marginal vegetation and diversion of streams for agriculture and recreation; pressures of urban expansion; and frequent fires. The type locality of the species, characterized as a remnant of forest vegetation, located on the slope of Chapada do Araripe, within the limits of a recreation club (Clube Grangeiro), has undergone anthropic modification, including the planting of exotic plants and implantation of hiking trails (Mângia, S.; Koroiva, R.; Nunes, P.M.S.; Roberto, I.J.; Ávila, R.W.; Sant'anna, C.; Santana, D.J. & Garda, A. 2018. A New Species of Proceratophrys (Amphibia: Anura: Odontophrynidae) from the Araripe Plateau, Ceará State, Northeastern Brazil. Herpetologica, 74 (3): p.255-268). |
| 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 | The species is abundant and it was found calling inside the recreation club Grangeiro. |
| 13 | Action plans | Does an Action Plan for the species already exist, or is one currently being developed? | No | It is necessary to include it in the National Action Plan "Plano de Ação Nacional para Conservação da Herpetofauna Ameaçada da Mata Atlântica Nordestina - PAN Nordeste". |
| 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 | The name of the species was in honor of the indigenous ethnic group that lived in the region, and is the name of the region itself which is also a center of religious pilgrimage (Adrian Garda, pers. comm. 2020). |
| 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? | Yes | Effects of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on the species. |
| 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? | Yes / probably | Proceratophys concavitympanum or P. cristiceps. |
| 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 | This species is charismatic and has potential for conservation education and ecotourism, since its name was in honor of the indigenous ethnic group that lived in the region, and is the name of the region itself which is also a center of religious pilgrimage. It is important to carry out environmental education works on the species with the recreation clubs of the region (Clube Arajaras). |
| 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 | The species is abundant locally. |
| 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)? | Yes |
Citation:
A. Garda and R. Ávila 2020. Conservation Needs Assessment for Proceratophrys ararype, Brazil
(AArk/ASG Brazil Assessment Workshop).
https://www.conservationneeds.org/assessment/6775
Accessed 18 May 2024
