Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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Animalia | Chordata | Amphibia | Anura | Hyperoliidae |
Scientific Name: | Afrixalus upembae (Laurent, 1941) |
Taxonomic Notes: | This species is a member of the still unresolved Afrixalus quadrivittatus complex. It is not yet clear whether or not it will prove to be a valid species, or whether or not it is a synonym of another species within this complex. |
Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2014 |
Date Assessed: | 2013-09-19 |
Assessor(s): | IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |
Reviewer(s): | Angulo, A. |
Contributor(s): | Schiøtz, A. & Pickersgill, M. |
Facilitator/Compiler(s): | Morris, E.J. |
Justification: Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing doubts as to its taxonomic validity as well as absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements. |
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Range Description: | This species is known only from Lower Shaba Province in southern Democratic Republic of Congo, although it might well occur much more widely than this. |
Countries occurrence: | Native: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the |
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Population: | There is no recent information on its population status, but it is presumably abundant, since the type series consists of over 1,000 specimens. | ||
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Habitat and Ecology: | It is believed to be a species of moist savannah, presumably breeding in small pools. |
Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
Use and Trade: | There is no information on the use or trade of this species. |
Major Threat(s): | There is no direct information on threats to this species. |
Conservation Actions: | It occurs in Upemba National Park. There is no information on the population status, ecology and threats to this species. There are also continuing doubts as to its taxonomic validity, so research in these areas is required. |
Citation: | IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2014. Afrixalus upembae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T56082A18371811. . Downloaded on 21 April 2018. |
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