Rediscovery of the Endangered Carchi Andean Toad, Rhaebo colomai (Hoogmoed, 1985), in Ecuador, with comments on its conservation status and extinction risk

By

Reyes-Puig, Carolina
Bittencourt-Silva, Gabriela B
Torres-Sánchez, María
Wilkinson, Mark, 1963-
Streicher, Jeffrey W.
Maddock, Simon T.
Kotharambath, Ramachandran
Müller, Hendrik
Angiolani Larrea, Francesca Nicole
Almeida-Reinoso, Diego
Ron, Santiago R.
Cisneros-Heredia, Diego Francisco

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2019-5-24

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

15

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

415--419

Subjects

Biodiversity threats , Bufonidae , Dracula Reserve , population decline

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/15.3.415

 

Abstract

Since 1984 there have been no records of Rhaebo colomai (Hoogmoed, 1985) within the territory of Ecuador. This species was known from 2 localities in the province of Carchi, northwestern Ecuador, and the department of Nariño, southwestern Colombia, which were reported in 1979 and 2015, respectively. We report the recent sightings of R. colomai at 3 new localities in Ecuador and discuss and evaluate this species’ extinction risk and conservation status.