Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Ecuador 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 is known only from the type locality, "Normandia, Zunia, Rio Upana" (Taylor 1968), at 1,400-1,800m asl on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Ecuador. Habitat and Ecology This is a subterranean species in montane forest. Population It is known only from the type specimen. Population Trend Unknown Major Threats Deforestation as a result of smallholder farming is a potential threat to it, but there is not enough information to confirm this. Conservation Actions It occurs in Parque Nacional Sangay. Further research is required to resolve its taxonomic status (Wilkinson pers. comm.). Taxonomic Notes The taxonomic status of this species is unclear. Citation Diego Cisneros-Heredia, Ana Almendáriz, Mark Wilkinson 2004. Caecilia crassisquama. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use