Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Guyana 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, the Marudi Mountains, in Rupununi, Guyana, and it might occur more widely. The type locality is at 250m asl. Habitat and Ecology The habitat at the type locality is primary forest, and this is presumably a subterranean species. Population There is no information on the population status of this species. There have been no recent records, presumably due to lack of fieldwork within its range. Population Trend Unknown Major Threats There is no information on specific threats to it, although it is known to occur in an area of very limited human impact. Conservation Actions It is in need of taxonomic review (Wilkinson pers. comm.). Taxonomic Notes The taxonomic status of this species is unclear. Citation Robert Reynolds, Marinus Hoogmoed, Ross MacCulloch, Philippe Gaucher, Mark Wilkinson 2004. Caecilia pressula. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use