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Amietia johnstoni (Johnston's river frog)

Synonyms: Afrana johnstoni; Rana johnstoni; Rana johnstoni johnstoni

Wikipedia Abstract

The Johnston's river frog or Tshiromo frog (Amietia johnstoni) is a species of frog in the Pyxicephalidae family.It is endemic to Malawi. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane forests, high-altitude grassland, and rivers.It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Amietia johnstoni

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Amietia johnstoni

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
7
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
63
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 15.02
EDGE Score: 4.85
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Litters / Year [1]  1
Snout to Vent Length [1]  2.52 inches (6.4 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
South Malawi montane forest-grassland mosaic Malawi, Mozambique Afrotropic Montane Grasslands and Shrublands

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Mount Mulanje Forest Reserve 144452 Malawi  

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
Mount Mulanje Forest Reserve Malawi

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Oliveira, Brunno Freire; São-Pedro, Vinícius Avelar; Santos-Barrera, Georgina; Penone, Caterina; C. Costa, Gabriel. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Sci. Data.
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
AZE sites provided by Alliance for Zero Extinction (2010). 2010 AZE Update.
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0