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Hyperolius camerunensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA HYPEROLIIDAE

Scientific Name: Hyperolius camerunensis
Species Authority: Amiet, 2004

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2006
Assessor/s: Jean-Louis Amiet
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Least Concern since, although its Extent of Occurrence is probably less than 20,000 km2, it occurs in an area of extensive, suitable habitat which appears not to be under significant threat, it has a presumed large population, and it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is endemic to western and southwestern Cameroon, where it occurs between 450 and 1,200m in the foothills and slower slopes of the "Dorsale Camerounaise", in the Mbam River valley, east to the Bamileke and Bamoun Platueas, extending as far as Makouopnsap. It might extend further north and east than current records suggest, but it is unlikely to occur much further west.
Countries:
Native:
Cameroon
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Population [top]

Population: It appears to be an uncommon species.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It is a species of secondary "farmbush" habitats resulting from the degradation on forest, occurring in degraded gallery forests in the east of its range. It is usually found close to streams, and it is probable that it breeds in small pools along streams.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Since it is an adaptable species, it is probably not significantly threatened.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is not known from any protected areas.
Citation: Jean-Louis Amiet 2006. Hyperolius camerunensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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