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Spinomantis massi

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA MANTELLIDAE

Scientific Name: Spinomantis massi
Species Authority: (Glaw and Vences, 1994)
Synonym/s:
Mantidactylus massorum Glaw and Vences, 1994
Spinomantis massorum Glaw & Vences, 1994
Taxonomic Notes: The specific name was emended to massorum by Vences et al 2003. However, according to Amphibian Species of the World version 5.2, this is an unjustified emendation (Frost 2008: http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.php).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Christopher Raxworthy, Frank Glaw
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
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Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable, in view of its extent of occurrence of less than 20,000 km2 and area of occupancy of less than 2,000 km2, with all individuals in fewer than ten locations, and a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in northwestern Madagascar.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is known from Benavony (near Ambanja), Manongarivo, and Tsaratanana in north-western Madagascar, at 200-1,100m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Madagascar
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Population [top]

Population: It is locally abundant.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It is an arboreal species in primary forest near streams, and is not found in secondary habitats. It breeds in streams, and probably lays its eggs on plants above the water.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

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

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It might occur in the Réserve Spéciale de Manongarivo and Réserve Naturelle Intégrale du Tsaratanana.
Citation: Christopher Raxworthy, Frank Glaw 2004. Spinomantis massi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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