Kassina arboricola

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:

Kassina arboricola

Species Authority:

Perret, 1985

Common Name/s:

English

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Ivory Coast Running Frog

Taxonomic Notes:

We follow Perret (1985) and Rödel et al. (2002) in considering this to be a species distinct from Kassina cochranae.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable 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 Vulnerable because its Area of Occupancy is less than 2,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species ranges from south-western Côte d'Ivoire to south-central Ghana, though within this general range it is known only from 4-5 localities.
Countries:	Native: Côte d'Ivoire; Ghana
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Population [top]

Population:	There have only been a few records, but it is abundant where it has been found.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a species of secondary forest and forest edges, rather than undisturbed primary forest. It only occurs marginally in heavily degraded former forest (farm bush). It breeds in both temporary and permanent water, favouring large, well-vegetated pools.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is probably suffering from severe deforestation as a result of agricultural expansion, logging, and growing human settlements.

Major Threat(s):

It is probably suffering from severe deforestation as a result of agricultural expansion, logging, and growing human settlements.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in Banco National Park and Mont Peko National Park in Côte d'Ivoire, and in Bobiri Forest Reserve in Ghana

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in Banco National Park and Mont Peko National Park in Côte d'Ivoire, and in Bobiri Forest Reserve in Ghana

Bibliography [top]

	IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004. Perret, J.-L. 1985. Description of Kassina arboricola n. sp. (Amphibia, Hyperoliidae) from the Ivory Coast and Ghana. South African Journal of Science: 196-199. Rödel, M.-O. 2003. The amphibians of Mont Sangbé National Park, Ivory Coast. Salamandra: 91-110. Rödel, M.-O. and Ernst, R. 2003. The amphibians of Marahoué and Mont Péko National Parks, Ivory Coast. Herpetozoa: 23-39. Rödel, M.-O., Grafe, T.U., Rudolf, V.H.W. and Ernst, R. 2002. A review of West African spotted Kassina, including a description of Kassina schioetzi sp. nov. (Amphibia: Anura: Hyperoliidae). Copeia: 800-814. Schiøtz, A. 1999. Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.

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

Perret, J.-L. 1985. Description of Kassina arboricola n. sp. (Amphibia, Hyperoliidae) from the Ivory Coast and Ghana. South African Journal of Science: 196-199.

Rödel, M.-O. 2003. The amphibians of Mont Sangbé National Park, Ivory Coast. Salamandra: 91-110.

Rödel, M.-O. and Ernst, R. 2003. The amphibians of Marahoué and Mont Péko National Parks, Ivory Coast. Herpetozoa: 23-39.

Rödel, M.-O., Grafe, T.U., Rudolf, V.H.W. and Ernst, R. 2002. A review of West African spotted Kassina, including a description of Kassina schioetzi sp. nov. (Amphibia: Anura: Hyperoliidae). Copeia: 800-814.

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

Citation:	Mark-Oliver Rödel, Arne Schiøtz 2004. Kassina arboricola. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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