Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Colombia, Ecuador View distribution map using BerkeleyMapper.

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IUCN (Red List) status: Least Concern (LC).
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 from the eastern slopes of the Andes in Colombia (Putumayo department) and Ecuador (Sucumbios and Napo provinces). It can be found between 600-2,410m asl. Specimens from another two localities in the Western and Central Cordilleras of Colombia have also been assigned to this species. Habitat and Ecology It lives in foothill and cloud forests, and also in secondary habitats and pastures near the edge of cloud forest. During the rainy season it can be found in very humid places and under stones in unflooded areas (Mueses-Cisneros, 2005). It lays eggs in holes in the ground in very humid areas. The adults guard the eggs, and the larvae move into water to complete their development. Population The abundance of this species is poorly known. 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, especially since it has been recorded from secondary habitats. Conservation Actions In Ecuador, its geographic range overlaps with the Reserva Ecológica Cayambe Coca and some other protected areas. It is not confirmed from any protected areas in Colombia. Taxonomic Notes This is a poorly circumscribed species in need of taxonomic review (M. Wilkinson pers. comm.). It is probable that specimens from Colombia and Ecuador belong to different species (J. Lynch pers. comm.). Citation Luis A. Coloma, Santiago Ron, Fernando Nogales, Mario Yánez-Muñoz, Mark Wilkinson, Marvalee Wake 2010. Caecilia orientalis. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use