Nectophrynoides minutus

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:	Nectophrynoides minutus
Species Authority:	Perret, 1972

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Simon Loader, John Poynton, Kim Howell
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, it is known from fewer than five locations, and the quality and extent of its forest habitat in the Uluguru and Rubeho Mountains is declining.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from the Uluguru and Rubeho Mountains in eastern Tanzania, at 1,200-1,500m asl, and probably higher.
Countries:	Native: Tanzania, United Republic of
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Population [top]

Population:	It appears to be a reasonably common species.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It has been found only in undisturbed forest, and appears not to tolerate habitat alteration. It is ovoviviparous, with internal fertilization and the females retaining the larvae internally in the oviduct until the toadlets are born.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Its habitat is probably being lost, especially at lower altitudes, due to agricultural encroachment, wood extraction, and expanding human settlements.

Major Threat(s):

Its habitat is probably being lost, especially at lower altitudes, due to agricultural encroachment, wood extraction, and expanding human settlements.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in the Uluguru North and Uluguru South Forest Reserves, and also in the Ukwiva Forest Reserve in the Rubeho Mountains. These forest reserves are in need of continued and strengthened management to ensure the maintenance of remaining forest habitat. It is listed on CITES Appendix I.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in the Uluguru North and Uluguru South Forest Reserves, and also in the Ukwiva Forest Reserve in the Rubeho Mountains. These forest reserves are in need of continued and strengthened management to ensure the maintenance of remaining forest habitat. It is listed on CITES Appendix I.

Citation:	Simon Loader, John Poynton, Kim Howell 2004. Nectophrynoides minutus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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