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REVIEW OF NON-CITES AMPHIBIA SPECIES THAT ARE KNOWN OR LIKELY TO BE IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE AMPHIBIA: HYLIDAE SPECIES: Agalychnis annae SYNONYMS: COMMON NAMES: RANGE STATES: IUCN RED LIST: PREVIOUS EC OPINIONS: Blue-sided Leaf Frog (English) Costa Rica Endangered n/a TRADE PATTERNS: The species is found in the international pet trade (IUCN et al., 2007). Elizondo (2000) reported that individuals of this species are very sought-after for use as pets, and they are collected from the wild in order to be illegally sold, mainly in Europe and the US. No national trade statistics were identified for this species. The following information was derived from the web survey (as outlined in the section on methodology): The species was advertised for €125 on a French website (http://www.lafermetropicale.com/boutique/rechercheboutik.php) as sub-adult specimens born in captivity in 2005, although they were not in stock at the time when the website was visited. The following websites revealed that this species is sought by some hobbyists, although hobbyists’ comments indicated that it was not very widely available: http://talkto.thefrog.org/index.php?action=vthread&forum=13&topic=5228; http://www.canadart.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1126; http://www.amphibianforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=295&sid=f7bebf4d93773acad13b69c 9e066f15f). A hobbyist on one forum commented “they are fairly rare especially in Canada. I see them sell for $80 US/frog, but they are offered very rarely” (http://www.canadart.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=7419&sid=d263ced9d2a3badd2512 6c6a04a20125). Another noted: “I plan on getting some golden-eye tree frogs (Agalychnis annae) by this summer. As far as I know, no one in Canada has these frogs and I would really like to start breeding them to make them available in Canada. I'm looking for CB adults, if possible from several bloodlines, and I would like to get at least 8-10 individuals, possibly more depending on availability and pricing. If you will have some of these frogs available for sale by this summer and don't mind exporting to Canada, please contact me either by MP or by mail.“ (http://www.amphibianforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=295&sid=f7bebf4d93773acad13b6 9c9e066f15f) The German website http://exotic-world.de/Froesche/Agalychnis_annae.htm offered some captive care information for the species. 22
CONSERVATION STATUS in range states COSTA RICA: The species occurs in Costa Rica (Leenders, 2001), specifically the Caribbean slopes and Meseta Central of the country (Frost, 2007). The following information has been extracted from the Global Amphibian Assessment website (IUCN et al., 2007): “Agalychnis annae occurs in the northern Cordillera de Talamanca, Cordillera de Tilarán and Cordillera Central, Costa Rica, at 780 - 1,650m. However, it has disappeared from most parts of its range, surviving mainly around San José only. Since the late 1980s, it has disappeared from pristine areas, including in protected areas such as Parque Nacional Tapantí and the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, where it was once common. It remains common only in highly altered habitats in metropolitan San José. It remains the most abundant species in San José and suburbs near heavily polluted streams, especially in shade-grown coffee plantations and gardens. Despite the apparent adaptability of this species, it is nonetheless subject to unconfirmed factors that have caused amphibian faunas to decline in certain locations in Central America, in particular the fungal disease, chytridiomycosis. It is possible that this species survives only in polluted areas because the chytrid fungus is more susceptible to pollution than the frog. The few, known remaining populations of this species are threatened by an introduced fish (Xiphophorus hellerii) that preys on the tadpoles; it is also found in the international pet trade. Research is needed to determine whether or not this species can survive only in polluted areas, because of the ineffectiveness of the chytrid fungus in such environments. If this proves to be the case, then well-meaning conservation measures to abate water pollution could unintentionally lead to the extinction of this species. Given the nature of the threats, it may be worth considering the establishment of a captive-breeding programme for this species”. Pounds et al. (2004) noted that the drastic population decline was estimated to be more than 50% since 1990, inferred from the apparent disappearance of much of the population. Regional/international trade is considered an ongoing major threat to this species (IUCN, 2007). A. annae was not found during amphibian surveys conducted during 1990-1994 and that covered three zones where the species was known to occur (Pounds et al., 1997). It was listed as a species with reduced populations in Costa Rica (MINAE, 2006). The species is protected in Costa Rica by the Ley de Conservación de la Vida Silvestre No. 7317, and by the Ley Orgánica del Ambiente No. 7554 and decree No. 26435-MINAE (Elizondo, 2000). REFERENCES Elizondo, L.H. 2000. Especies de Costa Rica: Agalychnis annae. INBio (Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad). URL: http://darnis.inbio.ac.cr/ubis/FMPro?-DB=UBIPUB.fp3&- lay=WebAll&-error=norec.html&-Format=detail.html&-Op=eq&id=4180&-Find Accessed September 2007. Frost, D. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World 5.0. An online reference. American Museum of Natural History. URL: http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php Accessed October 2007. 23
Page 1 and 2: REVIEW OF NON-CITES AMPHIBIA SPECIE
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .
Page 5 and 6: Order Family Species CITES Appendix
Page 7 and 8: The effect of trade on wild amphibi
Page 9 and 10: ANURA Table 4. Non-CITES globally t
Page 11 and 12: Taxon Common name Range states IUCN
Page 13 and 14: Table 5. Non-CITES-listed amphibian
Page 15 and 16: Taxon Common name Range States Horn
Page 17 and 18: Taxon Common name Range States Newt
Page 19 and 20: 1.5. REFERENCES AmphibiaWeb. 2006.
Page 21: (ii) which is in a genus of which m
Page 27 and 28: Kusrini (2005) found low numbers of
Page 31 and 32: Habitat loss as a result of wood ex
Page 33 and 34: IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF): Within
Page 35 and 36: CONSERVATION STATUS IN RANGE STATES
Page 37 and 38: IUCN, Conservation International, a
Page 39 and 40: CONSERVATION STATUS IN RANGE STATES
Page 43 and 44: Reichle, S. 2007b. Distribution, di
Page 45 and 46: It was listed as Near Threatened
Page 47 and 48: Considered to be threatened by trad
Page 49 and 50: Ziegler, T., Unger, J., Feiler, A.
Page 51 and 52: APN (2007). M. s. fulvoguttatus was
Page 57 and 58: HONG KONG, CHINA: Miller (2004) rep
Page 61 and 62: Lucindo Gonzales (pers. comm. 2007)
Page 63 and 64: ANURA ANNEX 1. Overview of amphibia
Page 65 and 66: Taxon Fejervarya cancrivora Common
Page 67: ANNEX 2. Country codes. AD Andorra

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