| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AMPHIBIA | ANURA | PIPIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Silurana tropicalis | |||
| Species Authority: | Gray, 1864 | |||
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| Taxonomic Notes: | This form is a diploid species. There are probably other species to be discovered in this genus (R.C. Tinsley pers. comm.). The Sanaga River in Cameroon has arbitrarily been set as the boundary between this species and Silurana epitropicalis, pending more information (Loumont 1983). | |||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2004 |
| Assessor/s: | Richard Tinsley, Mark-Oliver Rödel, John Measey |
| Reviewer/s: | Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
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Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. |
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| Range Description: | This West Africa species ranges from Senegal to western Cameroon north and west of the Sanaga River. It also occurs on the island of Bioko (Equatorial Guinea). We follow Loumont (1983) in provisionally assigning records to the east and south of this range to Silurana epitropicalis. However, the distributional limits of both species require further clarification. There do not appear to be any records from Mali, but it might occur in the extreme south of this country. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Côte d'Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Liberia; Nigeria; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Togo
Presence uncertain:
Mali
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| Population: | It is an extremely common species in the forest zone of West Africa. |
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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| Habitat and Ecology: | It is a water-dependent species, associated with secondary and primary forest, and degraded former forest (farm bush), living in all kinds of stagnant waters. It enters streams and rivers during dry season, and breeds in temporary pools during the wet season. It is associated with gallery forests in the savannah zone. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | It is a very adaptable species that is not facing any significant threats. It is harvested for human consumption, which might have a local impact on certain populations. |
| Conservation Actions: | It occurs in several protected areas. |
| Citation: | Richard Tinsley, Mark-Oliver Rödel, John Measey 2004. Silurana tropicalis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 February 2012. |
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