Batrachylodes vertebralis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
CERATOBATRACHIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Batrachylodes vertebralis |
| Species Authority: |
Boulenger, 1887 |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Fred Parker, Stephen Richards |
| Reviewer/s: |
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is found throughout the Solomon Islands, including Bougainville and Buka in Papua New Guinea. It occurs from coastal areas up to 700m asl. |
| Countries: |
Native: Papua New Guinea; Solomon Islands |
| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
It is a very common species.
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| Population Trend: |
Stable
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It is a scansorial species living in tropical rainforest, and also in rural gardens and degraded habitats. It breeds by direct development, with the eggs deposited in vegetation above the ground.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
It is probably not threatened, unless there are any negative impacts of invasive species, or from serious clear-cutting.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
The impacts of logging on the species need to be documented. It is not known from any protected areas.
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