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

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IUCN (Red List) status: Least Concern (LC).
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 from the Pacific lowlands of the departments of Valle del Cauca, Choco, Risaralda and Antioquia, in northwestern Colombia, from 230-800m asl. Habitat and Ecology This is a nocturnal species, occurring in primary forest or gallery forest. It is found along streams or rivers and seems partial to waterfalls, and can even be found on rocks in the middle of the river. It breeds by direct development, depositing its eggs in depressions on the soil. It is restricted to gallery forest. Population It is a large, common frog. Population Trend Decreasing Major Threats Habitat loss caused by deforestation, agricultural development, and illegal crops, and pollution resulting from fumigation of illegal crops is a threat. It should be noted that some other species of Eleutherodactylus that are associated with streams have undergone dramatic declines and disappearances, possibly due to chytridiomycosis, so the status of this species should be monitored carefully. Conservation Actions The range of the species includes several protected areas. Taxonomic Notes This species was previously within the genus Eleutherodactylus (Crawford and Smith, 2005). Citation Fernando Castro, Maria Isabel Herrera, John Lynch 2004. Strabomantis zygodactylus. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use