Hyperolius rubrovermiculatus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	HYPEROLIIDAE

Scientific Name:	Hyperolius rubrovermiculatus
Species Authority:	Schiøtz, 1975
Taxonomic Notes:	This species is possibly a subspecies of Hyperolius mitchelli (Schiøtz 1999).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Arne Schiøtz, Robert Drewes
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is probably less than 5,000 km2, it is known from fewer than five locations, and the quality and extent of its forest habitat on the Kenyan coast is declining.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from the Shimba Hills, south of Mombassa, in coastal Kenya, being replaced further south by Hyperolius mitchelli.
Countries:	Native: Kenya
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Population [top]

Population:	It is common in its tiny range.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It lives in dry forest, dense humid savannah, and heavily degraded former forest (farm bush). It breeds in marshes and temporary pools.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Although somewhat adaptable, there is a limit to the amount of opening up of its habitat that it can tolerate, and so it is probably impacted by agricultural expansion and increasing human settlements.

Major Threat(s):

Although somewhat adaptable, there is a limit to the amount of opening up of its habitat that it can tolerate, and so it is probably impacted by agricultural expansion and increasing human settlements.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It probably occurs in the Shimba Hills National Reserve, which is in need of strengthened management.

Conservation Actions:

It probably occurs in the Shimba Hills National Reserve, which is in need of strengthened management.

Bibliography [top]

	Howell, K.M. 1993. Herpetofauna of the eastern African forests. In: Lovett, J.C. and Wasser, S.K. (eds), Biogeography and Ecology of the Rain Forests of Eastern Africa, pp. 173-201. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004. Schiøtz, A. 1975. The Treefrogs of Eastern Africa. Steenstrupia, Copenhagen. Schiøtz, A. 1999. Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.

Howell, K.M. 1993. Herpetofauna of the eastern African forests. In: Lovett, J.C. and Wasser, S.K. (eds), Biogeography and Ecology of the Rain Forests of Eastern Africa, pp. 173-201. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.

IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.

Schiøtz, A. 1975. The Treefrogs of Eastern Africa. Steenstrupia, Copenhagen.

Schiøtz, A. 1999. Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.

Citation:	Arne Schiøtz, Robert Drewes 2004. Hyperolius rubrovermiculatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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