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Animalia | Chordata | Amphibia | Anura | Myobatrachidae |
Scientific Name: | Uperoleia borealis Tyler, Davies and Martin, 1981 | |||
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Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2004 |
Date Assessed: | 2004-04-30 |
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Assessor(s): | Harold Cogger, Dale Roberts, Paul Horner |
Reviewer(s): | Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because its population is not believed to be in decline at present. |
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Range Description: | This Australian endemic is known from the eastern section of the Kimberley region of Western Australia extending east into the Northern Territory. The extent of occurrence of the species is approximately 36,500km2. The estimated altitudinal range of the species is from 0-600m asl. |
Countries occurrence: | Native: Australia |
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Population: | It is estimated to have a population size less than 50,000, but greater than 10,000. The low estimate is based on the relatively small known range of the species. | ||
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Habitat and Ecology: | This species inhabits sparsely vegetated areas of temporarily inundated grassland. Males call from February from the base of grass tussocks or among stones in static or flowing water. |
Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
Major Threat(s): | There are no known threats to the species at present, although it is not well known. |
Conservation Actions: | Its range includes a national park in the Western Australia and Northern Territory border region (Keep River). |
Citation: | Harold Cogger, Dale Roberts, Paul Horner. 2004. Uperoleia borealis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T41055A10395103. . Downloaded on 22 April 2018. |
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