Hylarana occidentalis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	RANIDAE

Scientific Name:	Hylarana occidentalis
Species Authority:	(Perret, 1960)
Synonym/s:	Amnirana occidentalis (Perret, 1960)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B2ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Mark-Oliver Rödel
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Endangered because its Area of Occupancy is probably less than 500km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and the extent and quality of its forest habitat in West Africa is declining.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from several records in West Africa: southern Guinea (Mount Nimba and Ziama Forest); northern Liberia (Mount Nimba); south-western Côte d'Ivoire (Haute Dodo Classified Forest and Taï National Park); and south-western Ghana (Kakoum National Park, Boi Tano Forest Reserve and the Ankasa Conservation Area). Perret (1977) noted its presence in Nigeria, but no localities were given in Perret (1983), so its occurrence in Nigeria requires confirmation.
Countries:	Native: Côte d'Ivoire; Ghana; Guinea; Liberia
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a very rare species, and is rarely encountered.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabits lowland forest, and is known only from undisturbed primary forest. It presumably breeds in temporary pools.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The major threat to the species is habitat loss and degradation due to agriculture, logging, and human settlement.

Major Threat(s):

The major threat to the species is habitat loss and degradation due to agriculture, logging, and human settlement.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in a number of protected areas, including Taï National Park (Côte d'Ivoire), Mount Nimba World Heritage Site (Guinea and Liberia), Kakoum National Park (Ghana), Boi Tano Forest Reserve (Ghana) and the Ankasa Conservation Area (ACA), a twin wildlife protected area comprising Nini-Suhien National Park (166km²) to the north and the Ankasa Forest Reserve (343km²) to the south (Ghana).

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in a number of protected areas, including Taï National Park (Côte d'Ivoire), Mount Nimba World Heritage Site (Guinea and Liberia), Kakoum National Park (Ghana), Boi Tano Forest Reserve (Ghana) and the Ankasa Conservation Area (ACA), a twin wildlife protected area comprising Nini-Suhien National Park (166km²) to the north and the Ankasa Forest Reserve (343km²) to the south (Ghana).

Citation:	Mark-Oliver Rödel 2004. Hylarana occidentalis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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