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Nectophryne afra

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA BUFONIDAE

Scientific Name: Nectophryne afra
Species Authority: Buchholz and Peters, 1875
Common Name/s:
English – African Tree Toad

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Jean-Louis Amiet, Marius Burger
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 relatively wide distribution, its 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 from southern Nigeria east through southwestern and southern Cameroon to mainland Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. There are very few records through most of its presumed range, probably because of limited sampling. The distribution map assumes its occurrence in the large area between Cameroon and northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, for which there do not appear to be any records. There do not appear to be any records from Central African Republic and Congo but it is assumed to occur in these countries. It is recorded from the island of Bioko (Equatorial Guinea).
Countries:
Native:
Cameroon; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Nigeria
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Population [top]

Population: It is more common than Nectophryne batesii in most places, but in Korup National Park, this species is less numerous.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It lives in lowland forest. It is generally restricted to tall forest, but house been found in farms near forest on Bioko. They spend the day on the ground, and move up on to the vegetation at night. They nest in tree cavities containing water, and the tadpoles develop there. The male guards the eggs.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): It is presumably affected by forest loss.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It presumably occurs in a number of protected areas, and is certainly present in Korup National Park (Cameroon), Monte Alen National Park (Equatorial Guinea) and Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of Congo).
Citation: Jean-Louis Amiet, Marius Burger 2004. Nectophryne afra. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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