Afrixalus crotalus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Use and Trade

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	HYPEROLIIDAE

Scientific Name:	Afrixalus crotalus
Species Authority:	Pickersgill, 1984

Assessment Information [top]

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.

History:

2004

–

Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

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:	Native: Malawi; Mozambique; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population:	It is abundant at suitable locations.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

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 [top]

Use and Trade:	There are no reports of this species being utilized.

Use and Trade:

There are no reports of this species being utilized.

Threats [top]

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.

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 [top]

Conservation Actions:	It occurs in several protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

It occurs in several protected areas.

Citation:	IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2013. Afrixalus crotalus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 July 2014.
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