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Nyctibates corrugatus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA ARTHROLEPTIDAE

Scientific Name: Nyctibates corrugatus
Species Authority: Boulenger, 1904

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Jean-Louis Amiet, Mary Gartshore
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
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Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its tolerance of habitat modification, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species occurs in extreme southeastern Nigeria (from where it has recently been recorded in the Oban Hills (M. Gartshore pers. comm.), southern and southwestern Cameroon and mainland Equatorial Guinea, generally at low elevations up to 900m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Nigeria
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Population [top]

Population: It is a common species, especially at 300-900m asl.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This is a lowland forest species occurring in hilly areas up to 900m asl. It favours forests that have humid, but not marshy, floors, and requires tall forest with a closed canopy. It breeds in fast, rocky streams with clean water. The males call from the ground not far from water.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): It is presumably declining as a result of habitat loss.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It occurs in Cross River National Park (Nigeria), Korup National Park (Cameroon), Monte Alen National Park (Equatorial Guinea), and probably in some other protected areas.
Citation: Jean-Louis Amiet, Mary Gartshore 2004. Nyctibates corrugatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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