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Boophis tephraeomystax

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA MANTELLIDAE

Scientific Name: Boophis tephraeomystax
Species Authority: (Duméril, 1853)
Synonym/s:
Boophis difficilis (Boettger, 1892)
Taxonomic Notes: Specimens from western Madagascar previously assigned to this species can now be reffered to Boophis doulioti (Vences and Glaw 2002). Records from Mayotte (a French island in the Comoro archipelago) belong to undescribed species (Vences et al. 2003).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Ronald Nussbaum, John Cadle, Frank Glaw
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 wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, 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 broadly distributed through eastern and northern Madagascar, from sea level to 900 m asl.
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Native:
Madagascar
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Population [top]

Population: It is very common at many localities throughout its range.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It lives in many habitats, including degraded rainforest, coastal forest, urban areas, rice fields and other croplands, and savannah. It is sometimes associated with large open streams in forest. It breeds in temporary pools and rice fields.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): It is probably not affected by deforestation, and is adaptable and is unlikely to be threatened.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It occurs in several protected areas.
Citation: Ronald Nussbaum, John Cadle, Frank Glaw 2004. Boophis tephraeomystax. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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