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Boophis lilianae

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA MANTELLIDAE

Scientific Name: Boophis lilianae
Species Authority: Köhler, Glaw & Vences, 2008
Taxonomic Notes: Referred to as Boophis sp. aff. rappiodes "South" by Glaw and Vences (2007).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published: 2009
Assessor/s: Köhler, J., Glaw, F., Vences, M. & Cox, N.
Reviewer/s: Hoffmann, M. & Angulo, A.
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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, threats and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This recently described species is endemic to Madagascar, where it is currently known only with certainty from a pair in amplexus, and subsequently a number of tadpoles, collected at the type locality of "from km 6 on road Ifanadiana–Tolongoina, 21°21'21'' S, 47°36'47'' E, 468 m asl, Fianarantsoa Province, Southern Central East of Madagascar" (Köhler et al. 2008). A further pair in amplexus, tentatively assignable to this species, has been recorded at a site locally known as Imaloka in the Ranomafauna National Park (21°14'32'' S, 47°27'55'' E, approximately 900-1,000 m asl) (Köhler et al. 2008). The identity of animals in Ranomafauna needs confirmation and the species is provisionally mapped at this locality. It appears to be a somewhat secretive species and may have been overlooked at additional localities in the eastern tropical moist forests of Madagascar (Köhler et al. 2008).
Countries:
Native:
Madagascar
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Population [top]

Population: This species is currently known with certainty from two animals collected at the type locality. It appears to be a secretive species with estimates of its abundance difficult.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: The type specimens were collected at night from low vegetation in a swampy area formed by a slowly moving stream that flooded large parts of a small patch of dense palm forest next to highly degraded tropical moist forest (Köhler et al. 2008). The possible specimens from Ranomafana National Park were sitting about 1.5 m high on the leaves of a shrub above a small, rather slow moving stream with sandy substrate (Köhler et al. 2008).
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): This species is still quite poorly known and the threats are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The only confirmed animals were collected from an unprotected locality (Köhler et al. 2008). It is possible that the species is present in Ranomafana National Park, although the identity of this population needs further verification (Köhler et al. 2008). This is a secretive, or seasonal, species for which the range is very poorly known. Additional directed surveys are required to better determine the distribution of this species and its presence in protected areas. Additional research is needed to identify any threats to this species.
Citation: Köhler, J., Glaw, F., Vences, M. & Cox, N. 2009. Boophis lilianae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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