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Hyperolius tanneri (Tanners' Reed Frog)

Synonyms: Hyperolius tannerorum

Wikipedia Abstract

Hyperolius tanneri is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to the West Usambara Mountains in northeastern Tanzania. Common name Tanner's reed frog has been coined for this species.
View Wikipedia Record: Hyperolius tanneri

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Hyperolius tanneri

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
50
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.91
EDGE Score: 4.01
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Snout to Vent Length [1]  1.339 inches (3.4 cm)

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
Eastern Arc forests Tanzania, Kenya Afrotropic Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Baga I (Mzinga) Forest Reserve 88340 Tanzania  

Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Sites

Name  Location   Map   Climate   Land Use 
West Usambara Mountains Tanzania, United Republic of

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Eastern Afromontane Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zimbabwe Yes

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
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
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