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Arthroleptis bivittatus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA ARTHROLEPTIDAE

Scientific Name: Arthroleptis bivittatus
Species Authority: Müller, 1885
Taxonomic Notes: There are major taxonomic problems with the genus Arthroleptis through much of Africa. In many cases, the available names can be referred only to museum specimens, not to animals in the field. This is because the identification of these species frequently depends more on their vocalizations than their morphology. In the past Arthroleptis bivittatus has been confused with Arthroleptis taeniatus, which is clearly a distinct species. It is possible that A. bivitattatus is a synonym of A. poecilinotus, but more field observations are needed to confirm this (Perret 1991).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Mark-Oliver Rödel, Jean-Luc Perret
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
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Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing doubts as to its taxonomic validity as well as absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is known only from the type specimen, from Tumbo Island, off the cost of Guinea.
Countries:
Native:
Guinea
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Population [top]

Population: There is no information on the population status of this species. There have been no records in almost 120 years, but this is probably largely due to the severe taxonomic problems associated with Arthroleptis species which makes it extremely hard to identify species in many parts of Africa.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: There is no direct information on its habitat or ecology, although it is likely to be a terrestrial species in lowland forest. Like other members of the genus, it presumably breeds by direct development, and is not dependent upon water.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): No information is available.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information is available.
Citation: Mark-Oliver Rödel, Jean-Luc Perret 2004. Arthroleptis bivittatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 June 2013.
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