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This species occurs in the humid lowlands and premontane slopes of the Atlantic versant from southeastern Costa Rica (at 780m asl) to Central Panama (from 1-750m asl) (including Isla Colón); also from the Pacific slope at El Valle de Anton, Cocle Province, and La Campana, Panama Province, Panama (from 300-850m asl).

It inhabits humid lowland and montane forest, and is not found in degraded habitats. It breeds by direct development.

It is a common species in Panama. In Costa Rica, it is known only from a single specimen collected in 1984; there have been no new records as of August, 2007.

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The major threat to this species is the destruction of natural forests for agriculture, livestock, human settlements, and industry.

• 2.1.2 Small-holder farming
• 2.3.2 Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming
• 1.3 Tourism & recreation areas
• 4.1 Roads & railroads
• 2.2.1 Small-holder plantations
• 2.1.3 Agro-industry farming
• 2.3.3 Agro-industry grazing, ranching or farming
• 1.1 Housing & urban areas
• 1.2 Commercial & industrial areas
• 5.3.5 Motivation Unknown/Unrecorded
• 2.1.1 Shifting agriculture
• 2.2.2 Agro-industry plantations

In occurs in several protected areas.

Listed as Least Concern since, although its Extent of Occurrence is probably less than 20,000 km2, it occurs in an area of extensive, suitable habitat which appears not to be under threat, it has a presumed large population, and it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

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