Phrynobatrachus cryptotis Schmidt and Inger, 1959  

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Conservation Actions

Upemba National Park is the only protected area from which it is currently known. There are continuing doubts as to its taxonomic validity, it may be a junior synonym ofPhrynobatrachus mababiensis.
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Phrynobatrachus cryptotis:

Phrynobatrachus cryptotis is a species of frog in the Phrynobatrachidae family. It is endemic to Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, moist savanna, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

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Range Description:

This species was described from Upemba National Park, in Shaba Province in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Records have also been claimed from north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe, but it is likely that these actually refer to Phrynobatrachus mababiensis (which this species might indeed be a junior synonym of). Pending resolution of its taxonomic status, this species is currently understood as occurring only in south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Habitat and Ecology:

Habitat and Ecology

It is associated with streams and marshes in humid savannah and gallery forest. Its breeding biology is unknown, but reproduction presumably takes place in water, as with most other members of its genus.

Systems

  • Terrestrial
  • Freshwater
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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category

DD
Data Deficient

Red List Criteria

Version

3.1

Year Assessed

2014

Assessor/s

IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group

Reviewer/s

Garcia Moreno, J. & Stuart, S.N.

Contributor/s

Poynton, J. & Pickersgill, M.

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.

History

  • 2004
    Data Deficient (DD)
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Population:

Population

It is a cryptic species, but apparently it is not uncommon in suitable habitat. However, there have been no recent records, presumably due to a lack of herpetological work in the area.

Population Trend

Unknown
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Threats:

Major Threats

There is no information available on threats to this species.
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