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Semnodactylus wealii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA HYPEROLIIDAE

Scientific Name: Semnodactylus wealii
Species Authority: (Boulenger, 1882)
Common Name/s:
English – Weale's Running Frog

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Leslie Minter, James Harrison, Arne Schiøtz
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, its tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, 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 occurs in southern and eastern South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho. It is only known from one record in Lesotho but presumably is more widespread in this country. It occurs from sea level up to 1,700m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Lesotho; South Africa; Swaziland
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Population [top]

Population: It is a common species.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It is mainly a grassland species that also occurs in fynbos heath land in the Western Cape Province. It breeds in both temporary and permanent still waterbodies, such as pans, ponds, dams, and marshes, where it requires emergent vegetation. It lays its eggs on vegetation or other objects underneath the water. It is reasonably tolerant of disturbance and can breed in artificial ponds.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There are no major threats to this species at present.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It occurs in several protected areas.
Citation: Leslie Minter, James Harrison, Arne Schiøtz 2004. Semnodactylus wealii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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