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Kassina maculosa

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA HYPEROLIIDAE

Scientific Name: Kassina maculosa
Species Authority: (Sternfeld, 1917)
Synonym/s:
Kassina decorata Angel, 1940
Taxonomic Notes: We follow Amiet (2007) in removing Kassina decorata from the synonymy of this species. The relationship between Kassina maculosa and K. merstensi also requires clarification.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Jean-Louis Amiet, Arne Schiøtz, Thierry Fretey
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its 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 ranges from western and central Cameroon east though southwestern Central African Republic to northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo. It occurs from low altitudes up to 2,600m asl in Cameroon. Its presence in northern Congo is presumed.
Countries:
Native:
Cameroon; Central African Republic; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
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Population [top]

Population: There is little information on its abundance, though it is believed to be common in suitable le habitats.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It lives in a variety of habitats, including lowland secondary forest and savannah, and montane forest and grassland. It also occurs in heavily degraded former forest (farm bush). It breeds in still water, but has also been found around streams at high altitudes.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Given its tolerance of a broad range of habitats, it is unlikely to be under serious threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It occurs in a number of protected areas, including the Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Bafut-Ngemba Forest Reserve in Cameroon.
Citation: Jean-Louis Amiet, Arne Schiøtz, Thierry Fretey 2004. Kassina maculosa. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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