| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AMPHIBIA | ANURA | PYXICEPHALIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Aubria subsigillata |
| Species Authority: | (Duméril, 1856) |
| Taxonomic Notes: | J.-L. Perret and M.-O. Rödel (pers. comm.) do not accept the synonymy of Aubria occidentalis with A. subsigillata, and we follow this view here. Ohler (1996) stated that further analysis of larger samples of specimens might lead to the subdivision of A. subsigillata, in which case the name A. occidentalis would be available for western populations. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2004 |
| Assessor/s: | Jean-Louis Amiet, Mark-Oliver Rödel, Annemarie Ohler, Jean-Luc Perret, Marius Burger |
| 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 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. |
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| Range Description: | This species ranges from southwestern Cameroon, though mainland Equatorial Guinea to southwestern Gabon. It occurs on the island of Bioko (Equatorial Guinea). The contact zone between this species and the more recently described Aubria masako and A. occidentalis is poorly understood and requires further investigation. It is possible that this species ranges as far west as Nigeria. An old record from Angola is shown by Perret (1996) to belong to a very different, undescribed species. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
Presence uncertain:
Nigeria
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| Population: | Little information is available on its abundance. |
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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| Habitat and Ecology: | It lives in swamps or along small streams in lowland rainforest, gallery forest and degraded secondary habitats (farm bush) in the forest zone. It breeds in still-water pools and marshes. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | It is an adaptable species that is not likely to be facing any significant threats. |
| Conservation Actions: | It presumably occurs in several protected areas. |
| Citation: | Jean-Louis Amiet, Mark-Oliver Rödel, Annemarie Ohler, Jean-Luc Perret, Marius Burger 2004. Aubria subsigillata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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