Guibemantis flavobrunneus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
MANTELLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Guibemantis flavobrunneus |
| Species Authority: |
(Blommer-Schlösser, 1979) |
| Synonym/s: |
Mantidactylus flavobrunneus Blommer-Schlösser, 1979
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
The taxonomy of this species is confused (F. Andreone pers. comm.). |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Christopher Raxworthy, Denis Vallan |
| Reviewer/s: |
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
It is infrequently found. It seems to have a surprisingly low population density, but it is perhaps not being correctly sampled.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It lives in pristine rainforest, being often found in swamp forest and littoral forest, but not in disturbed forest. It is most often found in the axils of screw pines (Pandanus spp.). Its breeding is probably unknown, and it is not clear if it is by larval or direct development.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| 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. It might also be affected by the collection of screw pines (Pandanus spp.), which are used for the roofs of huts.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
It occurs in several protected areas.
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