Praslinia cooperi

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	GYMNOPHIONA	CAECILIIDAE

Scientific Name:	Praslinia cooperi
Species Authority:	Boulenger, 1909

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Ronald Nussbaum, Justin Gerlach
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable because its area of occupancy is less than 20 km2.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species from the granitic Seychelles occurs on Mahé and Silhouette Islands. An old record for Praslin might be erroneous, and is not mapped. On Mahé and Silhouette, it has been found only above 280m asl and usually higher in areas that are relatively undisturbed. It is known from only ten localities (excluding Praslin). The area of occupancy is estimated to be less than 20km².
Countries:	Native: Seychelles
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Population [top]

Population:	It is not a common species and it is rarely found.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It lives in relatively undisturbed, usually forested, sites. It burrows in damp soil and leaf-litter. It is not recorded from near urban areas or houses. It probably breeds by larval development in streams and pools, but this is not confirmed.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The main threat is habitat degradation, mainly due to fire and invasive species.

Major Threat(s):

The main threat is habitat degradation, mainly due to fire and invasive species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in the Morne Seychellois National Park, and in the site of a conservation project on Silhouette. There is a need for close monitoring of the population status of this species given its very limited range.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in the Morne Seychellois National Park, and in the site of a conservation project on Silhouette. There is a need for close monitoring of the population status of this species given its very limited range.

Citation:	Ronald Nussbaum, Justin Gerlach 2004. Praslinia cooperi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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