Conservation
Where extant, these frogs are probably more abundant than people realize, because of their highly secretive behavior. However, H. colymba adults have completely disappeared from stream sites in Western Panama sites due to chytridiomycosis. Tadpoles are also susceptible exhibiting loss of karatinised mouthparts when infected. Because they have now disappeared from much of their western chytridiomycosis-infected range, these frogs were ranked as high priority for ex-situ conservation in an Amphibian Ark assessment. An ex-situ assurance colony has been established by the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project based in Panama City, where the species was first bred in captivity in 2010.
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