Seychelles palm frog
| Seychelles palm frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Sooglossidae |
| Genus: | Sechellophryne |
| Species: | S. pipilodryas
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| Binomial name | |
| Sechellophryne pipilodryas (Gerlach and Willi, 2002)
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| Synonyms | |
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Sooglossus pipilodryas Gerlach and Willi, 2002[2] | |
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
- ^ a b c d Template:IUCN2013.1
- ^ "A new species of Sooglossus frog (Sooglossidae)". Amphibia-Reptilia. 23 (4): 445–498. 2002. doi:10.1163/15685380260462356.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ 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.
- ^ a b Threatened Amphibians of the World. Lynx Edicions, IUCN, Conservation International. 2008.
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External links
- Monitoring and research into the amphibians and reptiles of Seychelles
- Image of the Seychelles palm frog
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