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Cardioglossa cyaneospila

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA ARTHROLEPTIDAE

Scientific Name: Cardioglossa cyaneospila
Species Authority: Laurent, 1950

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Arne Schiøtz, Robert Drewes
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This poorly understood species is known only from Rwanda, Burundi and the Kivu Highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It is believed to be a montane species, and the type locality is at 1,800m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Rwanda
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Population [top]

Population: There is no recent information on the population status of this species. There have been no records for many years due to lack of herpetological work within its range.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It is presumably a species of montane forest, and, if it is similar to other members of the genus, it breeds in streams.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): No information is available on threats to it.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is likely to occur in several protected areas, such as Nyungwe National Park in Rwanda, but information on which specific protected areas it occurs in is lacking.
Citation: Arne Schiøtz, Robert Drewes 2004. Cardioglossa cyaneospila. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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