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Caecilia nigricans
| family: Caeciliidae |
 © 2010 Division of Herpetology, University of Kansas (1 of 2) |
Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Colombia, Ecuador, Panama
IUCN (Red List) status: Least Concern (LC). |
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Range Description This species ranges only from the eastern lowlands of southeastern Darien Province, Panama, through the Pacific lowlands of Colombia to extreme northwestern Ecuador. It has also been reported from Gorgona Island, Colombia (Dunn, 1942; Urbina-C. and Londoño-M., 2003). It is known to occur up to 923m asl. Habitat and Ecology It is a subterranean species, also living in the moist leaf-litter, in humid tropical lowland and foothill forests. It is not known whether or not it can survive in degraded, open areas. There is no information on its breeding habitats. Population It is a common species in Colombia, but is rare in Ecuador. There is no information from Panama, where it is known only from a single locality. Population Trend Unknown Major Threats Deforestation as a result of expanding agriculture is a potential threat, but there is not enough information to confirm this. Conservation Actions It occurs in several protected areas in Colombia, and is known from Parque Nacional Darien in Panama. Taxonomic Notes This is a poorly circumscribed species in need of taxonomic review (M. Wilkinson pers. comm.). Citation John Lynch, Juan Manuel Renjifo, Diego Cisneros-Heredia, Frank Solís, Roberto Ibáñez, César Jaramillo, Querube Fuenmayor, Mark Wilkinson, Marvalee Wake 2010. Caecilia nigricans. In: IUCN 2012
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