Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Colombia, 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 two localities in Ecuador: from 800-1,100m asl between Archidona and Tena in Napo Province; and from Shell, in Pastaza Province. It is likely to occur more widely. Habitat and Ecology It is a subterranean species in submontane forests. Population There is no information on the population status of this species. Population Trend Unknown Major Threats Deforestation as a result of expanding agriculture is a potential threat to this species, but there is not enough information available to confirm this. Conservation Actions It is in need of taxonomic review (Wilkinson pers. comm.) Taxonomic Notes The taxonomic status of this species is unclear. The Colombian specimens identified as Caecilia dunni were revalidated and assigned to C. leucocephala and C. perdita. Citation Ana Almendáriz, Diego Cisneros-Heredia, Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Mark Wilkinson 2004. Caecilia dunni. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use