Tachycnemis seychellensis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
HYPEROLIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Tachycnemis seychellensis |
| Species Authority: |
(Duméril and Bibron, 1841) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Seychelles Treefrog |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Ronald Nussbaum, Justin Gerlach |
| Reviewer/s: |
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Listed as Least Concern because, although its Area of Occupancy is not much greater than 20 km2, it is common, adaptable, and does not appear to be in decline.
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| History: |
| 1996 |
– |
Vulnerable
|
| 1994 |
– |
Rare
(Groombridge 1994)
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| 1990 |
– |
Rare
(IUCN 1990)
|
| 1988 |
– |
Rare
(IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
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| 1986 |
– |
Insufficiently Known
(IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)
|
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
It is common at many sites, including breeding sites. It was recently found at La Passe on Silhouette. This is the first record from Silhouette for nearly 20 years, and is a new site for the species.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It lives in disturbed and undisturbed forest, plantations (such as such as "Mare aux Cochons" sites on Mahé on Silhouette), and in highly modified habitats on the coastal plateaux (for example on La Digue). It seems to do particularly well in old plantations. It breeds in marshes, pools, and perhaps in slow and fast moving streams.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
It is probably not affected by deforestation, and is adaptable and is unlikely to be threatened.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
It occurs in the Morne Seychellois National Park, Praslin National Park, and in the site of a conservation project on Silhouette.
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