Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Caecilia abitaguae (Caecilia abitaguae), recorded as Endangered
Caecilia abitaguae (Caecilia abitaguae). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Caecilia abitaguae

Caecilia abitaguae

Caecilia abitaguae is an amphibian in the family Caeciliidae (order Gymnophiona), recorded as Endangered and tied to Ecuador.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Caecilia abitaguae
Recorded from
Ecuador
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Gymnophiona · Caeciliidae · Caecilia

The amphibian

Caecilia abitaguae is an amphibian in the family Caeciliidae (order Gymnophiona).

Range and habitat

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. One individual was found actively biting the mid-body of the other, resulting in visible bleeding at the bite mark.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Eggs and damp skin make amphibians quick to vanish from a drained wetland or a forest stripped of litter.

In crisis

Two individuals of Caecilia abutaguae were observed during collection to exhibit possible intraspecific aggression.

Caecilia abitaguae is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Caecilia abitaguae, Wikidata item Q2237012. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Caecilia abitaguae?
Caecilia abitaguae is an amphibian in the family Caeciliidae (order Gymnophiona).
What is the conservation status of Caecilia abitaguae?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Caecilia abitaguae. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Caecilia abitaguae live?
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, plantations, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest.
Why is Caecilia abitaguae in crisis?
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Caecilia abitaguae?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Caecilia abitaguae a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.