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Ptychadena broadleyi Stevens, 1972
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Range Description:
This species is known only from Mulanje Mountain and the Zomba Plateau in southern Malawi. Its altitudinal range is unclear, although it presumably occurs above 1,000m asl.
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Habitat and Ecology:
Habitat and Ecology
It is a rupicolous species, associated with open rock faces, often hiding in clumps of vegetation growing out of cracks in the rock. The surrounding environment is usually moist savannah or montane forest. The larvae develop on rock faces covered by a film of water, where they feed on algae.
Systems
- Terrestrial
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IUCN Red List Assessment:
Red List Category
EN
Endangered
Red List Criteria
B1ab(iii)
Version
3.1
Year Assessed
2004
- Needs updating
Assessor/s
Lovemore Mazibuko, John Poynton
Reviewer/s
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s
Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, it is known from fewer than five locations, and the quality and extent of its habitat in southern Malawi is declining.
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Population:
Population
The population status of this species is unknown.
Population Trend
Decreasing
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Threats:
Major Threats
Little direct information is available on its threats, but presumably the ongoing loss of forest and woodland habitat might result in a reduction of water seeping over rocks, thus destroying its breeding habitat.
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Conservation Actions:
Conservation Actions
It occurs in the Mulanje Mountain and Zomba Mountain Forest Reserves. Additional survey work is needed to determine the population status of this species, and to better understand the immediate threats.
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Broadley's Ridged Frog:
The Broadley's ridged frog (Ptychadena broadleyi) is a species of frog in the Ptychadenidae family. It is endemic to Malawi.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, moist savanna, and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References[edit]
- Mazibuko, L. & Poynton, J.C. 2004. Ptychadena broadleyi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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