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Phrynobatrachus elberti

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Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	PHRYNOBATRACHIDAE

Scientific Name:	Phrynobatrachus elberti
Species Authority:	(Ahl, 1925)
Taxonomic Notes:	The taxonomic validity of this species is uncertain.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Martin Pickersgill
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
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Justification: Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing doubts as to its taxonomic validity as well as absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from the type locality, Buala am Uam, in southern Chad. The location of the site is not absolutely clear, so attempts to map this species' distribution should be considered as approximate.
Countries:	Native: Chad
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no information on the population status of this species, and there have been no subsequent records of it since its discovery, presumably due to a lack of herpetological work within its range.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	There is no information on its habitat and ecological preferences, although its requirements are presumably similar to those of most other members of the genus, and this species likewise presumably breeds in water.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

There is no information on threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

Its taxonomic validity needs to be reassessed.

Citation:	Martin Pickersgill 2004. Phrynobatrachus elberti. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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