Hyperolius substriatus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	HYPEROLIIDAE

Scientific Name:	Hyperolius substriatus
Species Authority:	Ahl, 1931
Taxonomic Notes:	We follow Pickersgill (2007) in treating mainland populations of frogs previously known as Hyperolius puncticulatus as H. substriatus. Under this arrangement, H. puncticulatus is endemic to Unguja (Zanzibar) island.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2008
Assessor/s:	Arne Schiøtz, John Poynton, Kim Howell
Reviewer/s:	Simon Stuart, Neil Cox
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species ranges from Malindi in coastal Kenya, south across eastern and southern Tanzania to the highlands of Malawi. It is presumed to occur in northern Mozambique and perhaps in extreme northeastern Zambia, but there are not yet any records from these countries. It occurs from sea level, up to over 2,000m asl.
Countries:	Native: Kenya; Malawi; Tanzania, United Republic of Presence uncertain: Mozambique; Zambia
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Population [top]

Population:	It is an abundant species.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It lives in several habitats, including dry forest, moist forest, humid savannah woodland, and bush land. It can survive in somewhat degraded habitats, but cannot tolerate complete opening up of its habitat. The males call from vegetation around pools, where they breed.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Although somewhat adaptable, there is a limit to the amount of opening up of its habitat that it can tolerate, and so it is probably impacted by agricultural expansion, logging, and increasing human settlements. It is sometimes found in the international pet trade but at levels that do not currently constitute a major threat.

Major Threat(s):

Although somewhat adaptable, there is a limit to the amount of opening up of its habitat that it can tolerate, and so it is probably impacted by agricultural expansion, logging, and increasing human settlements. It is sometimes found in the international pet trade but at levels that do not currently constitute a major threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in the Amani Nature Reserve (Tanzania), the Nyika National Park (Malawi), and is almost certainly present in the Udzungwa National Park (Tanzania), and probably in several other protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in the Amani Nature Reserve (Tanzania), the Nyika National Park (Malawi), and is almost certainly present in the Udzungwa National Park (Tanzania), and probably in several other protected areas.

Citation:	Arne Schiøtz, John Poynton, Kim Howell 2008. Hyperolius substriatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012.
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