Phrynobatrachus villiersi
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
PHRYNOBATRACHIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Phrynobatrachus villiersi |
| Species Authority: |
Guibé, 1959 |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
B2ab(iii)
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Mark-Oliver Rödel, Arne Schiøtz |
| Reviewer/s: |
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because, although the species is still reasonably widely distributed, it is dependent upon undisturbed habitat, and its Area of Occupancy within its range is therefore likely to be less than 2,000km2 and decreasing due to habitat degradation.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is known only from south-western and south-eastern Côte d'Ivoire, and from south-western Ghana. It might occur in Liberia, but there have not been any records so far. |
| Countries: |
Native: Côte d'Ivoire; Ghana |
| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
It is a very common species in suitable habitat.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It is a species of primary forest, and is not found in secondary forest. It deposits eggs on dried-up puddles just before the rains, and the larvae develop in very small puddles.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
It is adversely affected by the loss of forest habitat for agriculture, logging, and human settlement.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
It occurs in several protected areas including Taï National Park, Haute Dodo Classified Forest, and Banco National Park in Côte d'Ivoire, and Kakoum National Park in Ghana.
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