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Stumpffia gimmeli

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA MICROHYLIDAE

Scientific Name: Stumpffia gimmeli
Species Authority: Glaw and Vences, 1992

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Frank Glaw, Miguel Vences
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Least Concern since, although its Extent of Occurrence is probably less than 20,000 km2, it is common and adaptable with a presumed large population, and it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species occurs from Montagne d'Ambre and Tsaratanana south to Sahamalaza in northern and northeastern Madagascar. It occurs from sea level up to 900m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Madagascar
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Population [top]

Population: It can be a very abundant species.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It lives in pristine and secondary rainforest, secondary growth, and plantations in rainforest areas. It does well in disturbed habitats such as cacao plantations. It breeds in terrestrial nests with non-feeding larvae.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

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

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It occurs in the Réserve Naturelle Intégrale du Tsaratanana, Parc National de Montagne d'Ambre, and the Réserve Spéciale de Manongarivo.
Citation: Frank Glaw, Miguel Vences 2004. Stumpffia gimmeli. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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