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Probreviceps rungwensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA BREVICIPITIDAE

Scientific Name: Probreviceps rungwensis
Species Authority: Loveridge, 1932
Taxonomic Notes: We follow Poynton (2003b) and Channing and Howell (2006) in considering this to be a species distinct from Probreviceps macrodactylus.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Simon Loader, John Poynton, Kim Howell
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species occurs in the Udzungwa Mountains in eastern Tanzania, and on Mount Rungwe in southern Tanzania. In the northern Udzungwa Mountains it occurs very close to the range of Probreviceps loveridgei, and the two species are possibly sympatric. It occurs in the montane and submontane zones, and its altitudinal range in the Udzungwa Mountains is 1,050-2,100m asl, and it has been found at 1,550m asl on Mount Rungwe.
Countries:
Native:
Tanzania, United Republic of
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Population [top]

Population: It is an uncommon species.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It lives in montane and submontane forests, and can survive mild disturbance where good vegetation cover remains, but cannot tolerate complete forest clearance. It lives on the forest floor, where it is semi-fossorial. The eggs are deposited in burrows where they breed by direct development without a larval stage.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): It is almost certainly adversely affected by ongoing forest loss, especially for small-scale agriculture.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is likely to occur in the Udzungwa National Park, but has not so far been recorded from there.
Citation: Simon Loader, John Poynton, Kim Howell 2004. Probreviceps rungwensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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