Katherine L. Krynak‡, Dana G. Wessels§, Segundo M. Imba|, Jane A. Lyons|, Juan M. Guayasamin¶Corresponding author: Katherine L. Krynak ( k-krynak@onu.edu ) Academic editor: Ivan Nunes © 2018 Katherine L. Krynak, Dana G. Wessels, Segundo M. Imba, Jane A. Lyons, Juan M. Guayasamin. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Krynak KL, Wessels DG, Imba SM, Lyons JA, Guayasamin JM (2018) Newly discovered population of Bumpy Glassfrog, Centrolene heloderma (Duellman, 1981), with discussion of threats to population persistence. Check List 14(1): 261-265. https://doi.org/10.15560/14.1.261 |  |
Since 2011, the Bumpy Glassfrog, Centrolene heloderma (Duellman, 1981) was known only from a single location in the Mindo region of Ecuador. We report a newly discovered population located in the area of La Sierra, along Río Alambi, a stream system used heavily for aquaculture of rainbow trout (Oncorhyncus mykiss). Threats to population persistence include anthropogenic habitat disturbances such as agriculture and aquaculture, and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection. To improve conservation outcomes, we include notes on C. heloderma natural history, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis susceptibility, and discuss possible mitigation strategies to protect the species.