Boophis elenae

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	MANTELLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Boophis elenae
Species Authority:	Andreone, 1993

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Franco Andreone, Miguel Vences, Frank Glaw
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing uncertainties as to its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species occurs in east-central Madagascar, where it is known from two confirmed localities in the eastern rainforest belt: Ranomafana, and Farimazava Forest in the Antoetra area. Its recorded altitudinal range is 900-1,000m asl.
Countries:	Native: Madagascar
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Population [top]

Population:	It is locally abundant in Ranomafana.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It lives inside forest, and in open areas in rainforest, and also does well in disturbed habitats, including in agricultural sites. It breeds in streams.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species' forest habitat is receding due to subsistence agriculture, timber extraction, charcoal manufacture, invasive spread of eucalyptus, livestock grazing and expanding human settlements.

Major Threat(s):

This species' forest habitat is receding due to subsistence agriculture, timber extraction, charcoal manufacture, invasive spread of eucalyptus, livestock grazing and expanding human settlements.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The taxonomy of this species needs revision, since it probably includes two species (Glaw pers. comm.). It occurs in Parc National de Ranomafana.

Conservation Actions:

The taxonomy of this species needs revision, since it probably includes two species (Glaw pers. comm.). It occurs in Parc National de Ranomafana.

Citation:	Franco Andreone, Miguel Vences, Frank Glaw 2004. Boophis elenae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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