Pristimantis kareliae
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Pristimantis kareliae faces severe threats from rapid deforestation and agricultural expansion within its extremely limited range in the Cordillera de Tama region of Venezuela. The species' restriction to high-elevation cloud forests makes it particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts, including shifts in temperature and precipitation patterns that could alter the delicate moisture conditions these frogs require. Mining activities and infrastructure development in the region pose additional pressures on the remaining forest fragments where this endemic species persists.
Habitat
This species inhabits montane cloud forests at elevations between 1,800-2,400 meters in the Cordillera de Tama along the Venezuela-Colombia border. It requires the consistently moist microhabitats provided by dense forest canopy and abundant epiphytic vegetation typical of these high-altitude tropical cloud forest ecosystems.