Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Costa Rica 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 occurs on the premontane Atlantic slopes of Costa Rica at altitudes of 1,000-1,300m asl. It is known from the Tilarán, Central and Talamanca Cordilleras. Habitat and Ecology It is subterranean, and is usually found under logs and surface debris in premontane rainforest. This is a viviparous species. Population There are no data on its population status. Due to its subterranean habits, this species is rarely seen. Population Trend Unknown Major Threats The extent to which deforestation is a threat to the species is unknown. Conservation Actions It occurs in Parque Nacional Braulio Carrillo and Parque Nacional Tapantí in Costa Rica, and it is in need of taxonomic review (Mark Wilkinson pers. comm.). Taxonomic Notes This species was recently resurrected from synonymy of Dermophis mexicanus by Savage and Wake (2001). Its taxonomic status is unclear. Citation Federico Bolaños, Marvalee Wake, Mark Wilkinson 2004. Dermophis costaricensis. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use