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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 both the western and eastern slopes of the Cordillera Oriental in the Colombian Andes, in the departments of Boyaca, Cundinamarca and Santander, at 800-2,100m asl. Habitat and Ecology It is a subterranean species in montane forest. Although its breeding biology is unknown, it is thought likely to breed by direct development. Population It is apparently common in parts of its range. Population Trend Unknown Major Threats Deforestation as a result of expanding agriculture is a potential threat to it, but there is not enough information available to confirm this. Conservation Actions This species occurs in the Santuario de Fauna y Flora Guanentá Alto Río Fonce. It is in need of taxonomic review (Wilkinson pers. comm.), and the conspecificity of the populations on the two slopes of the Cordillera Oriental needs to be examined. Taxonomic Notes The taxonomic status of this species is unclear. Citation Fernando Castro, Maria Isabel Herrera, Mark Wilkinson 2004. Caecilia degenerata. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use