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Nectophrynoides poyntoni

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA BUFONIDAE

Scientific Name: Nectophrynoides poyntoni
Species Authority: Menegon, Salvidio & Loader, 2004

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Michele Menegon, Simon Loader
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Critically Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 100 km2 and its Area of Occupancy is less than 10 km2, it is known from a single location, and the quality and extent of its habitat in the Udzungwa Mountains is declining.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is known only from the Mkalazi Valley at 1,200m in the Udzungwa Scarp Forest Reserve, Udzungwa Mountains, in eastern Tanzania. Surveys of other parts of the Udzungwa Forest Reserve have not located this species.
Countries:
Native:
Tanzania, United Republic of
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Population [top]

Population: It is reasonably common within its tiny range, though much less numerous than the sympatric Nectophrynoides tornieri.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: All specimens were found in moist submontane rainforest, close to a stream. At night they can be found on leaves 60-160cm above the ground, and during the day they hide on the ground under fallen trees and coarse wood debris. Its breeding strategy is unknown, but it is assumed to be a live-bearer, like other members of its genus, with internal fertilisation, giving birth to tiny toadlets.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

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

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:  This species occurs in the Udzungwa Scarp Forest Reserve, but not in any well-protected areas. It is listed on CITES Appendix I. The population status and trends of this species require monitoring.
Citation: Michele Menegon, Simon Loader 2004. Nectophrynoides poyntoni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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