Uperoleia inundata

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 inundata

Species Authority:

Tyler, Davies and Martin, 1981

Common Name/s:

English

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Flood Plain Toadlet

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2004

Assessor/s:

Jean-Marc Hero, Dale Roberts, Paul Horner

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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Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This Australian endemic is known from northern Northern Territory and into northwestern Queensland. This region is very flat so the species is known only from low elevations. The extent of occurrence of the species is approximately 162,300km2.
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 is confined to grassland and open forest at the edge of floodplains where monsoon rains temporarily flood the ground. It shelters in burrows. Breeding occurs in January and February. Males call from shallow water at the base of grass tussocks, under leaves and logs and from grass stems in water. Clumps of about five or so eggs are laid in very shallow water and sink to the bottom. Larval development has been reported to take 7-8 weeks, but may be shorter under drying conditions.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

The species is confined to grassland and open forest at the edge of floodplains where monsoon rains temporarily flood the ground. It shelters in burrows.
Breeding occurs in January and February. Males call from shallow water at the base of grass tussocks, under leaves and logs and from grass stems in water. Clumps of about five or so eggs are laid in very shallow water and sink to the bottom. Larval development has been reported to take 7-8 weeks, but may be shorter under drying conditions.

Systems:

Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no known threats to the species.

Major Threat(s):

There are no known threats to the species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The range of the species includes several protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

The range of the species includes several protected areas.

Citation:	Jean-Marc Hero, Dale Roberts, Paul Horner 2004. Uperoleia inundata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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