Xenopus largeni

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	PIPIDAE

Scientific Name:

Xenopus largeni

Species Authority:

Tinsley, 1995

Common Name/s:

English

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Largen's Clawed Frog, Sidamo Clawed Frog

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Malcolm Largen, Richard Tinsley, John Measey
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Justification: Listed as Data Deficient since it has only recently been described, and there is still very little information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from two sites in the mountains east of the Rift Valley in Ethiopia, between Dodola and Aselle (the type locality) at 2,650m asl, and in the Arussi Mountains at 2,500m asl. It could be more widespread.
Countries:	Native: Ethiopia
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Population [top]

Population:	There is very little information: only a few specimens are known.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a water-dependent species. At the type locality it was found in pools, streams and marshes surrounded by grassy clearings derived from montane forest. At its other site, it was found in a stream flowing through cultivated land. It is perhaps formerly a montane forest species, with only remnant populations surviving due to habitat loss, but this has not been confirmed. It presumably breeds in water, like other species of Xenopus.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

It is a water-dependent species. At the type locality it was found in pools, streams and marshes surrounded by grassy clearings derived from montane forest. At its other site, it was found in a stream flowing through cultivated land. It is perhaps formerly a montane forest species, with only remnant populations surviving due to habitat loss, but this has not been confirmed. It presumably breeds in water, like other species of Xenopus.

Systems:

Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The most likely threats to this species are forest loss, environmental degradation and aquatic pollution resulting from human activities such as shifting agriculture and smallholder farming.

Major Threat(s):

The most likely threats to this species are forest loss, environmental degradation and aquatic pollution resulting from human activities such as shifting agriculture and smallholder farming.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known to occur in any protected areas. More data are needed in order to determine the conservation status and requirements of this species.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known to occur in any protected areas. More data are needed in order to determine the conservation status and requirements of this species.

Bibliography [top]

	1996. The Biology of Xenopus. Zoological Society of London, Clarendon Press, London. IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004. Largen, M.J. 2001. Catalogue of the amphibians of Ethiopia, including a key for their identification. Tropical Zoology: 307-402. Tinsley, R.C. 1995. A new species of Xenopus (Anura: Pipidae) from the highlands of Ethiopia. Amphibia-Reptilia: 375-388.

1996. The Biology of Xenopus. Zoological Society of London, Clarendon Press, London.

IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.

Largen, M.J. 2001. Catalogue of the amphibians of Ethiopia, including a key for their identification. Tropical Zoology: 307-402.

Tinsley, R.C. 1995. A new species of Xenopus (Anura: Pipidae) from the highlands of Ethiopia. Amphibia-Reptilia: 375-388.

Citation:	Malcolm Largen, Richard Tinsley, John Measey 2004. Xenopus largeni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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