Neurolepis asymmetrica
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Neurolepis asymmetrica faces significant pressure from deforestation and habitat fragmentation across its limited range in Central American cloud forests. Agricultural expansion, particularly coffee cultivation and cattle ranching, has reduced suitable habitat patches and isolated remaining populations. Climate change poses an additional threat as rising temperatures push the species' optimal elevation range higher up mountainsides, reducing available habitat area.
Habitat
This species inhabits montane cloud forests and humid tropical forests at elevations between 1,200-2,400 meters. It typically occurs in areas with persistent cloud cover and high humidity, often associated with epiphyte-rich forest canopies.