Boophis anjanaharibeensis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
MANTELLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Boophis anjanaharibeensis |
| Species Authority: |
Andreone, 1996 |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Data Deficient
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Franco Andreone, Ronald Nussbaum |
| Reviewer/s: |
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
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Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient since it has only recently been discovered, and there is still very little information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is currently known only from the Réserve Spéciale d’Anjanaharibe-Sud and nearby localities in north-eastern Madagascar, from 800-1,000m asl. It might prove to occur at other sites, although it has not been confirmed at Marojejy. |
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
It is common in its small range.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It is a species of pristine rainforest, and of slightly degraded habitats (but these are always close to good forest). It breeds in streams.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
Its forest habitat is receding due to subsistence agriculture, timber extraction, charcoal manufacture, invasive spread of eucalyptus, livestock grazing, and expanding human settlements.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
The Réserve Spéciale d’Anjanaharibe-Sud is the only protected area from which this species is currently known.
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