AmphibiaWeb - Brachycephalus margaritatus


Brachycephalus margaritatus Pombal & Izecksohn, 2011	family: Brachycephalidae genus: Brachycephalus
Species Description: Pombal Jr JP, Izecksohn E. 2011. Uma nova especie de Brachycephalus (Anura, Brachycephalidae) do estado do Rio de Janeiro. Papeis Avulsos de Zoologia (Sao Paulo) 51:443‑451.

Conservation Status (definitions)

IUCN Red List Status Account	Endangered (EN) - Provisional
CITES	No CITES Listing
National Status	None
Regional Status	None

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Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Brazil

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Only known from the state of Rio de Janeiro in the municipalities of Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin and Petropolis.

Trends and Threats
This species has not yet been assessed by the IUCN Red List; however, Bornschein et al (2019) analyzed the Brachycephalus species using the IUCN Red List criteria with newer locality information and concluded this species should be listed as Endangered, based on its extremely small known range and ongoing habitat loss (criteria B1ab(i,iii)).

References

Bornschein, M. R., Pie, M. R., Teixeira, L. (2019). "Conservation status of Brachycephalus toadlets (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest.” Diversity, 11(150), 1-29. doi: 10.3390/d11090150 [link]

Originally submitted by: Michelle S. Koo (2022-07-24)

Distribution by: Michelle S. Koo (updated 2022-07-24)

Trends and threats by: Michelle S. Koo (updated 2022-07-24)

Edited by: Michelle S. Koo (2022-07-24)

Species Account Citation: AmphibiaWeb 2022 Brachycephalus margaritatus <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/7961> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Nov 26, 2024.

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