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Hyperolius mosaicus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA HYPEROLIIDAE

Scientific Name: Hyperolius mosaicus
Species Authority: Perret, 1959

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Arne Schiøtz, Jean-Louis Amiet
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, 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 widely in the eastern part of southern Cameroon, with a recent record from Barrage de Tchimbele in northwestern Gabon. It presumably occurs in mainland Equatorial Guinea, and perhaps also in other countries in the region.
Countries:
Native:
Cameroon; Gabon
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Population [top]

Population: It is an uncommon species.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It is a strictly arboreal species is confined to mature forest. It requires the presence of large trees, and it is not found outside forest. It breeds in water in tree holes, where the tadpoles develop very slowly.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): It is presumably threatened by ongoing habitat loss for logging, agriculture and human settlements.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It has not been confirmed from any protected areas, though it might occur in some.
Citation: Arne Schiøtz, Jean-Louis Amiet 2004. Hyperolius mosaicus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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