Astylosternus montanus

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	ARTHROLEPTIDAE

Scientific Name:	Astylosternus montanus
Species Authority:	Amiet, 1978

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Jean-Louis Amiet
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Near Threatened because its Extent of Occurrence is probably less than 20,000 km2, but the species is adaptable and survives well in disturbed habitats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species has been recorded from several localities in the western Cameroon mountains from the Bamenda Highlands north-east to the Adamawa Plateau, with some outlying populations at lower altitudes to the south of this range on Mount Ngorro and the Yoko (Djan) Mountains. It has also been recorded from the Obudu Plateau in eastern Nigeria. It occurs in the submontane zone from 900-1,700m asl. The distribution is discontinuous, perhaps due to forest clearance in the 17th century.
Countries:	Native: Cameroon; Nigeria
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Population [top]

Population:	It is reported to be common within its range.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It lives in or near flowing water in lower montane and submontane forest or herbaceous vegetation and gallery forests. At night it can be found in relatively dry areas along forest tracks and in agricultural areas. It can survive in deforested areas in temporary, eutrophic, silted streams that are low in oxygen. Breeding takes place in flowing water, with the males calling from rock cavities or from in the water.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

It lives in or near flowing water in lower montane and submontane forest or herbaceous vegetation and gallery forests. At night it can be found in relatively dry areas along forest tracks and in agricultural areas. It can survive in deforested areas in temporary, eutrophic, silted streams that are low in oxygen. Breeding takes place in flowing water, with the males calling from rock cavities or from in the water.

Systems:

Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Although this species is probably suffering from habitat loss, it appears able to adapt to some non-forest habitats.

Major Threat(s):

Although this species is probably suffering from habitat loss, it appears able to adapt to some non-forest habitats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known to occur in any protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known to occur in any protected areas.

Citation:	Jean-Louis Amiet 2004. Astylosternus montanus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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