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Paracassina kounhiensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA HYPEROLIIDAE

Scientific Name: Paracassina kounhiensis
Species Authority: (Mocquard, 1905)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Malcolm Largen, Arne Schiøtz
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, its 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 is endemic in Ethiopia, occupying mountain areas to the east of the Rift Valley, at 1,980-3,200m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Ethiopia
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Population [top]

Population: It is common at suitable sites within its relatively limited range.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It is typically found in montane grassland, less commonly at the margins of montane forest (Harenna Forest) on the southern slopes of the Bale Mountains. It breeds in marshes and pools, both permanent and temporary.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The most obvious threat is environmental degradation as a result of human settlement and agriculture.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It occurs in the Bale Mountains National Park. Further protected areas are needed within its range.
Citation: Malcolm Largen, Arne Schiøtz 2004. Paracassina kounhiensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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