Leptopelis ragazzii

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	ARTHROLEPTIDAE

Scientific Name:	Leptopelis ragazzii
Species Authority:	(Boulenger, 1896)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B2ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Malcolm Largen, Arne Schiøtz
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable because its Area of Occupancy is less than 2,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in the highlands of Ethiopia.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the Ethiopian plateau, on both sides of the Rift Valley, at altitudes of 1,930-3,010m asl.
Countries:	Native: Ethiopia
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Population [top]

Population:	It is still locally common at suitable sites within its relatively limited range.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is strictly associated with montane forest, not surviving in degraded habitats. It breeds by larval development in pools and small streams, both permanent and temporary. The eggs are laid in nests on land not far from water.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The main threat is habitat loss from forest clearance, human settlement, and agricultural encroachment. In some areas, this species seems only to survive in isolated forest remnants, such as often occur along the slopes of steep-sided valleys.

Major Threat(s):

The main threat is habitat loss from forest clearance, human settlement, and agricultural encroachment. In some areas, this species seems only to survive in isolated forest remnants, such as often occur along the slopes of steep-sided valleys.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is present in the Bale Mountains National Park.

Conservation Actions:

It is present in the Bale Mountains National Park.

Citation:	Malcolm Largen, Arne Schiøtz 2004. Leptopelis ragazzii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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