AmphibiaWeb - Brachycephalus quiririensis


Brachycephalus quiririensis Pie & Ribeiro, 2015	family: Brachycephalidae genus: Brachycephalus
Species Description: Pie MR, Ribeiro LE 2015 A new species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the Quiriri mountain range of southern Brazil. PeerJ 3:e1179; DOI 10.7717/peerj.1179.

Conservation Status (definitions)

IUCN Red List Status Account	Critically Endangered (CR) - Provisional
CITES	No CITES Listing
National Status	None
Regional Status	None
	Access Conservation Needs Assessment Report .

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Distribution and Habitat

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Brazil

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Trends and Threats
The IUCN Red List has not yet assessed this species; 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 Critically Endangered (criteria B1ab(i,iii)+2ab(ii,iii)) based on its small known range, few known localities, ongoing habitat loss and degradation among other factors.

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)

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 quiririensis <https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8365> University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. Accessed Nov 22, 2024.

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