Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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Animalia | Chordata | Amphibia | Anura | Hyperoliidae |
Scientific Name: | Afrixalus crotalus Pickersgill, 1984 |
Taxonomic Source(s): | Frost, D.R. 2013. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.6 (9 January 2013). Electronic Database. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Available at: http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html. |
Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
Year Published: | 2013 |
Date Assessed: | 2013-06-24 |
Assessor(s): | IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group |
Reviewer(s): | Stuart, S.N. |
Contributor(s): | Schiøtz, A. & Pickersgill, M. |
Facilitator/Compiler(s): | Morris, E.J. |
Justification: Listed as Least Concern in view of its relatively wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats and its presumed large population. |
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Range Description: | This species occurs in eastern Zimbabwe, central Mozambique and southern Malawi, from low to medium altitudes. Records from northeastern Mozambique and southeastern Tanzania probably refer to other species, and are not included here. |
Countries occurrence: | Native: Malawi; Mozambique; Zimbabwe |
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Population: | It is abundant at suitable locations. | ||
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Habitat and Ecology: | It is a species of moist savannahs and shrubland, breeding in ephemeral grassy pools, flooded grassland and marshes. It can survive to some extent in anthropogenic habitats. |
Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
Use and Trade: | There are no reports of this species being utilized. |
Major Threat(s): | It is unlikely to be seriously threatened, although some populations might be impacted by agricultural spread and human settlement. Chemical spraying to control mosquitoes might impact some populations. |
Conservation Actions: | It occurs in several protected areas. |
Citation: | IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2013. Afrixalus crotalus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T56058A18369349. . Downloaded on 19 April 2018. |
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