Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Colombia View distribution map using BerkeleyMapper.

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IUCN (Red List) status: Data Deficient (DD).
For Red List information on this species, see the IUCN species account.

From the IUCN Red List Species Account:   Range Description This species is known only from the Alto del Buey area, in the Pacific lowlands of Choco Department, Colombia, between 200 and 300m asl. Habitat and Ecology It lives on the ground next to streams in lowland forest, and it has not been found in degraded areas. There are no data regarding its reproduction, but it presumably breeds in streams, like other members of its genus. Population It appears not to be common. There has been very little recent information on this species, although it was collected in 2002. Population Trend Unknown Major Threats The major threats are deforestation for agricultural development (including illegal crops), logging, and human settlement, and pollution resulting from the spraying of illegal crops. Conservation Actions It is not known from any protected areas. Citation Wilmar Bolívar, Taran Grant 2004. Colostethus imbricolus. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use