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Heterixalus alboguttatus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA HYPEROLIIDAE

Scientific Name: Heterixalus alboguttatus
Species Authority: (Boulenger, 1882)
Taxonomic Notes: This species is probably in a complex of more than one species with Heterixalus boettgeri and H. madagascariensis.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Ronald Nussbaum, Miguel Vences, John Cadle
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, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, 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 in the southeastern lowlands of Madagascar from sea level up to at least 800m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Madagascar
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Population [top]

Population: It is locally common in some sites.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It is a species of open areas, including savannahs, degraded habitats, agricultural areas, grasslands, and rice fields. It breeds in a wide variety of temporary and permanent waterbodies, including rice fields.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): It is probably not affected by deforestation, and is adaptable and is unlikely to be threatened. There is a low level international pet trade, but this is probably not impacting negatively on the species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It occurs in Parc National de Ranomafana and in the Manombo Special Reserve.
Citation: Ronald Nussbaum, Miguel Vences, John Cadle 2004. Heterixalus alboguttatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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