Neobatrachus fulvus

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	LIMNODYNASTIDAE

Scientific Name:

Neobatrachus fulvus

Species Authority:

Mahony and Roberts, 1986

Common Name/s:

English

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Tawny Frog, Tawny Trilling Frog

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 since, although its Extent of Occurrence is probably a little less than 20,000 km2, it has a presumed large population, and its population is not believed to be in decline at present.

History:

2002

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Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This Australian endemic is known from Western Australia, on the central western coast from North West Cape south to Wooramel River. The estimated altitudinal range of the species is from 0-150m 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 has been recorded from dunes and open mulga woodland. It is usually on red or brown sandy loam. It breeds after summer and autumn rains in flooded clay pans. Details of spawn and tadpoles are unknown. In the "Habitat preferences" section "other" refers to "clay pans".
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no known threats to this species, which occurs an area with very little human disturbance.

Major Threat(s):

There are no known threats to this species, which occurs an area with very little human disturbance.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Its range includes multiple protected areas in Western Australia

Conservation Actions:

Its range includes multiple protected areas in Western Australia

Citation:	Jean-Marc Hero, Dale Roberts 2004. Neobatrachus fulvus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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