CR

La Planada Poison Frog

Paruwrobates andinus

Declining

Overview

The La Planada poison frog is a species of frog in the family Dendrobatidae endemic to Colombia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss, and listed as critically endangered by IUCN.

Paruwrobates andinus faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and mining activities in its restricted Andean range. The species' extremely limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized environmental changes, while climate change poses additional risks through altered precipitation patterns and temperature shifts that could affect its specialized high-altitude habitat requirements.

Threat summary

Habitat

This species inhabits high-altitude Andean environments, typically found in montane cloud forests and adjacent humid microhabitats between 2,000-3,500 meters elevation. It requires specific moisture conditions and vegetation cover characteristic of these specialized neotropical mountain ecosystems.

Forest· majorForest - Subtropical/tropical moist montane· major

Conservation measures underway

Site/area protectionSpecies recoveryLegislation

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Frequently asked questions

Why is La Planada Poison Frog classified as Critically Endangered?
La Planada Poison Frog is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. Paruwrobates andinus faces severe threats from habitat destruction due to agricultural expansion and mining activities in its restricted Andean range. The species' extremely limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized environmental changes, while climate change poses additional risks through altered precipitation patterns and temperature shifts that could affect its specialized high-altitude habitat requirements.
Where does La Planada Poison Frog live?
La Planada Poison Frog occurs in Colombia. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.
What are the main threats to La Planada Poison Frog?
The main threats to La Planada Poison Frog are 2.1, 5.3, 8.2, and ai-1. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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