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Boophis idae

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA MANTELLIDAE

Scientific Name: Boophis idae
Species Authority: (Steindachner, 1867)
Taxonomic Notes: The relationship between this species and Boophis hilleni needs to be clarified (M. Vences pers. comm.).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Ronald Nussbaum, Denis Vallan
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, 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 ranges widely in the eastern rainforests of east-central Madagascar, from Fiherenana southwards. Its recorded altitudinal range is 900-1,100m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Madagascar
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Population [top]

Population: It is a locally common species.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It is a rainforest species, usually observed in disturbed or open areas in rainforest, and the forest edge. It has also been found in agricultural areas, and in large swamps, but generally close to forest. It uses temporary and permanent still waterbodies for breeding.
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 and expanding human settlements.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It occurs in several protected areas.
Citation: Ronald Nussbaum, Denis Vallan 2004. Boophis idae. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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