Tomopterna cryptotis

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	PYXICEPHALIDAE

Scientific Name:

Species Authority:

(Boulenger, 1907)

Common Name/s:

English

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Common Sand Frog

Taxonomic Notes:

This form probably consists of several cryptic species.

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Alan Channing, Leslie Minter, Kim Howell, Malcolm Largen, Alfredo Salvador, Kim Howell, Stefan Lötters
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its very wide distribution, its tolerance of arid conditions, its presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Range Description:	This widespread species from the savannah zone of sub-Saharan Africa occurs in xeric regions from Senegal, Mauritania (Adrar and presumably the extreme south), and east to Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia, southwards to southern Angola, northeastern Namibia, and South Africa. There is probably a disjunction in its range in southern Tanzania, northern Zambia and northern Mozambique due to lack of suitable habitats. Records appear to be lacking from Burkina Faso, Chad, and Central African Republic, though it presumably occurs in these countries. It is very hard to identify with certainty without calls, so the distribution map is provisional, and many of the records might refer to Tomopterna tandyi.
Countries:	Native: Angola (Angola); Botswana; Cameroon; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Kenya; Lesotho; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Senegal; Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population:	It is a very common species in suitable habitats.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a species of sandy soils along drainage lines in dry savannah, grassland and in semi-desert conditions. At higher altitudes it is found in montane grassland. It breeds in temporary pools in dry areas, and in roadside puddles and oases.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Major Threat(s):	It is a very resilient species that is not facing any significant threats, except in localized situations.

Major Threat(s):

It is a very resilient species that is not facing any significant threats, except in localized situations.

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in many protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in many protected areas.

Citation:	Alan Channing, Leslie Minter, Kim Howell, Malcolm Largen, Alfredo Salvador, Kim Howell, Stefan Lötters 2004. Tomopterna cryptotis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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