Boophis erythrodactylus

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 erythrodactylus

Species Authority:

(Guibé, 1953)

Common Name(s):

English

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Forest Bright-eyed Frog

Synonym(s):

Hyperolius erythrodactylus Guibé, 1953

Taxonomic Notes:

Many previous records of this species refer to Boophis tasymena (Vences and Glaw 2002). This account covers only confirmed records of Boophis erythrodactylus.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Date Assessed:	2008-01-01
Assessor(s):	Glaw, F., Cadle, J. & Vences, M.
Reviewer(s):	Stuart, S.N., Chanson, J.S. & Cox, N.A.
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, 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 known with certainty only from small number localities in central eastern Madagascar (Ranamafana, Mantadia and Mandraka), and one western record (Mahajeby Forest). Its recorded altitudinal range is 1,000-1,100m asl.
Countries:	Native: Madagascar
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Population [top]

Population:	It is an uncommon species.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a species of rainforest, including disturbed sites adjacent to rainforest. It breeds in wide forest streams.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

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

Major Threat(s):

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

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in the Ranomafana and Mantadia National Parks.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in the Ranomafana and Mantadia National Parks.

Citation:	Glaw, F., Cadle, J. & Vences, M. 2008. Boophis erythrodactylus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 28 July 2014.
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