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| status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1
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| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{IUCN2013.1| id = 59048| title = Sechellophryne pipilodryas | assessors = IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group| year = 2013| downloaded = 16 October 2013}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{IUCN2013.1| id = 59048| title = Sechellophryne pipilodryas | assessor = IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group| year = 2013| downloaded = 16 October 2013}}</ref>
| taxon = Sechellophryne pipilodryas
| taxon = Sechellophryne pipilodryas
| authority = (Gerlach and Willi, 2002)
| authority = (Gerlach and Willi, 2002)
| synonyms = ''Sooglossus pipilodryas'' <small>Gerlach and Willi, 2002</small><ref>{{cite journal|authors=Gerlach, J.; Willi, J.|year=2002 |title=A new species of ''Sooglossus'' frog (Sooglossidae)|journal=Amphibia-Reptilia|volume=23|number=4|pages=445–498|doi=10.1163/15685380260462356}}</ref><br />
| synonyms = ''Sooglossus pipilodryas'' <small>Gerlach and Willi, 2002</small><ref>{{cite journal|assessor=Gerlach, J.|assessor2=Willi, J.|year=2002 |title=A new species of ''Sooglossus'' frog (Sooglossidae)|journal=Amphibia-Reptilia|volume=23|number=4|pages=445–498|doi=10.1163/15685380260462356}}</ref><br />
''Leptosooglossus pipilodryas'' <small>(Gerlach and Willi, 2002)</small>
''Leptosooglossus pipilodryas'' <small>(Gerlach and Willi, 2002)</small>
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The '''Seychelles palm frog''' (''Sechellophryne pipilodryas'') is a species of [[frog]] that is [[endemic]] to [[Silhouette Island]] in the [[Seychelles]].<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Sechellophryne+pipilodryas |title=''Sechellophryne pipilodryas'' (Gerlach and Willi, 2003) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2013 |work=Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=16 October 2013}}</ref> It is closely related to [[Gardiner's frog]], ''Sechellophryne gardineri''.
The '''Seychelles palm frog''' (''Sechellophryne pipilodryas'') is a species of [[frog]] that is [[endemic]] to [[Silhouette Island]] in the [[Seychelles]].<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Sechellophryne+pipilodryas |title=''Sechellophryne pipilodryas'' (Gerlach and Willi, 2003) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2013 |work=Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=16 October 2013}}</ref> It is closely related to [[Gardiner's frog]], ''Sechellophryne gardineri''.


The Seychelles palm frog inhabits forests higher than {{convert|150|m|abbr=on}} [[above sea level]] and is closely associated with the palm ''[[Phoenicophorium borsigianum]]'' (another Seychelles endemic); most individuals are found in [[axil]]s of the palm.<ref name=IUCN/> It is the most arboreal of the [[Sooglossidae]]. As a result, the palm frog is the most recent species of the family to have been discovered (in 2000).<ref name=Stuart>{{Cite book| publisher = Lynx Edicions, IUCN, Conservation International| editors = Stuart, Simon N., Michael Hoffmann, Janice S. Chanson, Neil A. Cox, Richard J. Berridge, Pavithra Ramani, Bruce E. Young| title = Threatened Amphibians of the World | year = 2008 | url = http://www.amphibians.org/publications/threatened-amphibians-of-the-world/}}</ref>
The Seychelles palm frog inhabits forests higher than {{convert|150|m|abbr=on}} [[above sea level]] and is closely associated with the palm ''[[Phoenicophorium borsigianum]]'' (another Seychelles endemic); most individuals are found in [[axil]]s of the palm.<ref name=IUCN/> It is the most arboreal of the [[Sooglossidae]]. As a result, the palm frog is the most recent species of the family to have been discovered (in 2000).<ref name=Stuart>{{Cite book| publisher = Lynx Edicions, IUCN, Conservation International| editor = Stuart, Simon N.| editor2 = Michael Hoffmann| editor3 = Janice S. Chanson| editor4 = Neil A. Cox| editor5 = Richard J. Berridge| editor6 = Pavithra Ramani| editor7 = Bruce E. Young| title = Threatened Amphibians of the World | year = 2008 | url = http://www.amphibians.org/publications/threatened-amphibians-of-the-world/}}</ref>


The reproductive biology of this species is unknown, but it is presumed to involve direct development, i.e. eggs that hatch directly into froglets.<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=Stuart/>
The reproductive biology of this species is unknown, but it is presumed to involve direct development, i.e. eggs that hatch directly into froglets.<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=Stuart/>

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Seychelles palm frog
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Sooglossidae
Genus: Sechellophryne
Species:
S. pipilodryas
Binomial name
Sechellophryne pipilodryas
(Gerlach and Willi, 2002)
Synonyms

Sooglossus pipilodryas Gerlach and Willi, 2002[2]
Leptosooglossus pipilodryas (Gerlach and Willi, 2002)

The Seychelles palm frog (Sechellophryne pipilodryas) is a species of frog that is endemic to Silhouette Island in the Seychelles.[3] It is closely related to Gardiner's frog, Sechellophryne gardineri.

The Seychelles palm frog inhabits forests higher than 150 m (490 ft) above sea level and is closely associated with the palm Phoenicophorium borsigianum (another Seychelles endemic); most individuals are found in axils of the palm.[1] It is the most arboreal of the Sooglossidae. As a result, the palm frog is the most recent species of the family to have been discovered (in 2000).[4]

The reproductive biology of this species is unknown, but it is presumed to involve direct development, i.e. eggs that hatch directly into froglets.[1][4]

IUCN has reassessed the species in 2012 and concluded that Seychelles palm frog should be considered as "Critically Endangered" because of its small area of occupancy (about 7 km²), decline in population size, and threats to its habitat. Its earlier (2004) classification was only "Vulnerable".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Template:IUCN2013.1
  2. ^ "A new species of Sooglossus frog (Sooglossidae)". Amphibia-Reptilia. 23 (4): 445–498. 2002. doi:10.1163/15685380260462356. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |assessor2= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |assessor= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Sechellophryne pipilodryas (Gerlach and Willi, 2003)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b Stuart, Simon N.; Michael Hoffmann; Janice S. Chanson; Neil A. Cox; Richard J. Berridge; Pavithra Ramani; Bruce E. Young, eds. (2008). Threatened Amphibians of the World. Lynx Edicions, IUCN, Conservation International.


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