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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 is known only from two localities in the Ecuadorian Andes: Abitagua, near Banos, on the slopes of the Cordillera Oriental, at around 1,400-1,600m asl (this is the type locality); and from the Cordillera del Condór in Morona Santiago Province. Habitat and Ecology It is subterranean and lives in primary and secondary forest, where it makes nests under tree trunks or rocks, where the conditions are humid. It probably lays eggs that develop directly, without a larval stage. Population There is no information on the population status of this species. Population Trend Unknown Major Threats There is no information on threats to this species. Conservation Actions The type locality of this species is in Parque Nacional Llanganates, and it also occurs in Parque Nacional Sangay. It is in need of taxonomic review (Wilkinson pers. comm.). Taxonomic Notes The taxonomic status of this species is unclear. Citation Diego Cisneros-Heredia, Ana Almendáriz, Mark Wilkinson 2004. Caecilia abitaguae. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use