Conraua derooi

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	PETROPEDETIDAE

Scientific Name:

Conraua derooi

Species Authority:

Hulselmans, 1972

Common Name/s:

English

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Togo Slippery Frog

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Critically Endangered B2ab(iii) ver 3.1
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:
Justification: Listed as Critically Endangered because its Area of Occupancy is probably less than 10 km2, it occurs in a single sub-population, and the extent of its habitat at Misahohe is probably declining.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species was described from Misahohé in western Togo, and all records of Conraua alleni from eastern Ghana and Togo refer to this species. It is likely that the species is endemic to the Togo-Volta Highlands of eastern Ghana and western Togo.
Countries:	Possibly extinct: Ghana; Togo
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Population [top]

Population:	It was probably once quite abundant, but a recent survey in Ghana failed to find it, suggesting a serious decline. There is no recent information from Togo.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a forest-dependent species living in or near fast-flowing water. The tadpoles have been found in streams.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Most of the forest habitat within its small range has been lost, and so this species is probably very seriously threatened, if not extinct. Habitat loss is taking place as a result of agricultural expansion, logging, and human settlements. Stream sedimentation might be having an affect on breeding.

Major Threat(s):

Most of the forest habitat within its small range has been lost, and so this species is probably very seriously threatened, if not extinct. Habitat loss is taking place as a result of agricultural expansion, logging, and human settlements. Stream sedimentation might be having an affect on breeding.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are some small protected areas within the range of the species, including Kiabobo National Park in Ghana, but it has not been confirmed from any of these. Improved protection and maintenance of the remaining habitat in the range of the species is recommended. Surveys are urgently needed to determine whether or not this species survives. Captive breeding might need to be considered.

Conservation Actions:

There are some small protected areas within the range of the species, including Kiabobo National Park in Ghana, but it has not been confirmed from any of these. Improved protection and maintenance of the remaining habitat in the range of the species is recommended. Surveys are urgently needed to determine whether or not this species survives. Captive breeding might need to be considered.

Citation:	Mark-Oliver Rödel, Arne Schiøtz 2004. Conraua derooi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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