Uperoleia mjobergii

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 mjobergii

Species Authority:

(Andersson, 1913)

Common Name/s:

English

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Mjoberg’s Toadlet

Synonym/s:

Uperoleia mjobergi (Andersson, 1913)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2004

Assessor/s:

Jean-Marc Hero, Dale Roberts

Reviewer/s:

Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

History:

2002

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Data Deficient

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This Australian endemic is confined to the lower Fitzroy River in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia. The extent of occurrence of the species is approximately 38,400km2. The estimated altitudinal range of the species is from 0-300m asl.
Countries:	Native: Australia
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a common species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The species inhabits shrubland and open floodplains. It shelters under dense low growing vegetation and logs. Breeding occurs in February after cyclonic rains. Spawn and tadpoles are unknown.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no known threats to the species and it occurs in a remote region with little human disturbance.

Major Threat(s):

There are no known threats to the species and it occurs in a remote region with little human disturbance.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Its range does not include any protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

Its range does not include any protected areas.

Citation:	Jean-Marc Hero, Dale Roberts 2004. Uperoleia mjobergii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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