Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Euparkerella robusta (Euparkerella robusta), recorded as Critically Endangered
Euparkerella robusta (Euparkerella robusta). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Euparkerella robusta

Euparkerella robusta

Euparkerella robusta is a rainfrog in the family Craugastoridae (order Anura), recorded as Critically Endangered and tied to Brazil.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Euparkerella robusta
Recorded from
Brazil
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Anura · Craugastoridae · Euparkerella

Appearance

Adult males measure 17.2–21.5 mm (0.7–0.8 in) in snout–vent length.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to the state of Espírito Santo in southeastern Brazil.

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

Breeding

Direct-developing rainfrogs live in wet forest. They do not need a pond, which is why a logged hillside can erase a species.

Calling males and egg sites define most frog field work. A species known from one ridge is as narrow as it sounds.

In crisis

Direct-developing frogs vanish with the forest floor. There is no pond population waiting off-site.

Euparkerella robusta is Critically 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 Euparkerella robusta, Wikidata item Q2237553. 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 Euparkerella robusta?
Euparkerella robusta is a rainfrog in the family Craugastoridae (order Anura).
What is the conservation status of Euparkerella robusta?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Euparkerella robusta. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Euparkerella robusta live?
It is endemic to the state of Espírito Santo in southeastern Brazil.
Why is Euparkerella robusta in crisis?
Direct-developing frogs vanish with the forest floor. There is no pond population waiting off-site.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Euparkerella robusta?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Euparkerella robusta a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.