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Hyperolius brachiofasciatus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA HYPEROLIIDAE

Scientific Name: Hyperolius brachiofasciatus
Species Authority: Ahl, 1931
Taxonomic Notes: The type specimen of this species has been lost, and it is not possible to apply this name to any known species in the wild (Schiøtz pers. comm.).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Arne Schiøtz
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing uncertainty as to its taxonomic validity as well as absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is known only from the type locality, Ngoto, in south-western Central African Republic. Records from Congo and western Democratic Republic of Congo are in error. This name cannot be linked to any known species in the wild, and is probably a synonym of another species.
Countries:
Native:
Central African Republic; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
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Population [top]

Population: The population status of this species is unknown.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: There is no information on its habitat and ecology, although it presumably breeds in water.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There is no information on threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is not known from any protected areas.
Citation: Arne Schiøtz 2004. Hyperolius brachiofasciatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2012.
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