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IUCN (Red List) status: Endangered (EN).
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 region of the type locality: El Tambo, near Guisito, at 800m asl, Cauca Department, Colombia. Lötters (1996) suggested that the elevation given for the type locality (300m asl) was a typographic error in the original publication. Habitat and Ecology It lives on the ground in tropical humid forests, and presumably breeds in streams. Population There is no recent information on the population status of this species. Population Trend Decreasing Major Threats The major threat is likely to be chytridiomycosis, as has occurred in many other species of Atelopus (although its occurrence at lower altitudes might afford it some level of protection from the disease). Additional threats include deforestation for agricultural development, illegal crops, logging and human settlement, and pollution resulting from the spraying of illegal crops. Conservation Actions It occurs in Parque Nacional Natural Munchique. In view of the severe risk of chytridiomycosis, it is a high priority to conduct surveys to determine the current population status of this species, as well as to initiate a captive-breeding programme Citation Andrés Acosta-Galvis, Wilmar Bolívar, Stefan Lötters 2004. Atelopus longibrachius. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use