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Boophis rhodoscelis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA MANTELLIDAE

Scientific Name: Boophis rhodoscelis
Species Authority: (Boulenger, 1882)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Franco Andreone, Miguel Vences, Denis Vallan
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Near Threatened since the species depends on streams in montane habitats, and so its Area of Occupancy is probably not much greater than 2,000 km2, and the extent and quality of its habitat is declining, thus making the species close to qualifying for Vulnerable.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species occurs only in east-central Madagascar. Although there has been some confusion in identifying this species, studies of type specimens show that it clearly represents a valid, distinct species that seems to be restricted to highland areas from 900-1,500m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Madagascar
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Population [top]

Population: It is a rare species, known from only a few localities.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It lives in rainforest, and also in open grassland close to forest fragments. Breeding presumably takes place in streams and brooks.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): This species is threatened by the loss and degradation of its forest habitat due to subsistence agriculture, timber extraction, charcoal manufacture, invasive spread of eucalyptus, livestock grazing, fires and expanding human settlements.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It occurs in Parc National de Ranomafana, and probably in several other protected areas, including those near Andasibe.
Citation: Franco Andreone, Miguel Vences, Denis Vallan 2004. Boophis rhodoscelis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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