Bufo pentoni

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	BUFONIDAE

Scientific Name:	Bufo pentoni
Species Authority:	Anderson, 1893
Taxonomic Notes:	Bufo chudeaui Chabanaud, 1919, which is known only from inadequate post-metamorphic material (rendering it a nomen dubium) from Mali could belong to this species (Tandy and Feener 1985).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2009
Assessor/s:	Mills Tandy, Mark-Oliver Rödel, Malcolm Largen, Alfredo Salvador
Reviewer/s:	Stuart, S. & Chanson, J. and Cox, N. (Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in Africa south of the Sahara from Mauritania eastward Sudan, Eritrea and Djibouti; and in the Sahara, in the Trarza region (Mauritania) and in the Air mountains (Niger). Records from Yemen refer to Bufo tihamicus. It is not present in Egypt, reports by Anderson (1898) refer to modern day Sudan (S. Baha El Din pers. comm.). There do not appear to be records from Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Chad and Central African Republic, but it is likely to occur in these countries.
Countries:	Native: Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Djibouti; Eritrea; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Mali; Mauritania; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Sudan
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a common species.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a species of xeric environments such as dry savannas and semi-deserts. It breeds in temporary puddles and ponds, and has been found close to rivers in Cameroon, although in Benin it appears to avoid rivers and creeks as breeding sites (Nago et al. 2006).
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Drought is likely to be the most significant threat to this species, although in parts of its range an increase in the populations of humans and their domestic livestock is likely to impact unfavourably on the overall environment, perhaps especially breeding habitats.

Major Threat(s):

Drought is likely to be the most significant threat to this species, although in parts of its range an increase in the populations of humans and their domestic livestock is likely to impact unfavourably on the overall environment, perhaps especially breeding habitats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in several protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in several protected areas.

Citation:	Mills Tandy, Mark-Oliver Rödel, Malcolm Largen, Alfredo Salvador 2009. Bufo pentoni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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