Uperoleia borealis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	MYOBATRACHIDAE

Scientific Name:

Uperoleia borealis

Species Authority:

Tyler, Davies and Martin, 1981

Common Name/s:

English

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Northern Toadlet

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2004

Date Assessed:

2004-04-30

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.

History:

2002

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Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

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:	Native: Australia
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Population [top]

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.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

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

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no known threats to the species at present, although it is not well known.

Major Threat(s):

There are no known threats to the species at present, although it is not well known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Its range includes a national park in the Western Australia and Northern Territory border region (Keep River).

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. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 April 2014.
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