Red List of South African Species

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Data Deficient (DD)
Assessors: IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group South African Frog Re-assessment Group (SA-FRoG)
Contributors: Andrew Turner John Measey
Facilitators: Jennifer Luedtke
Reviewers: Jennifer Luedtke

Rationale

Newly described species for which too little data exists to assess its status.

Distribution

The species is known from Akkedis Mountain and Maanskyn Nature Reserve, on the Kleinriviers Mountains, and the lower slopes of the Koeël Mountain near Rockview Dam in South Africa, between 445 and 600 m Asl. Its distribution intersects several protected areas. Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is estimated at 178 km2.

Population trend

Trend

There is very little information on the species' population; its overall trend and size are unknown.

Threats

Invasive plant species are prolific in the area where this species occurs and, unless managed, may cause population fluctuations.

Uses and trade

There are no records of this species being utilized.

Conservation

Conservation Actions
Its distribution intersects several protected areas. When inactive, these small toads go largely unnoticed in the environment and assessing presence or absence is expected to be a major impediment to conservation of the species in this genus (Channing et al. 2017).

Research Needed
The distribution of this species is not well understood and seems to be fragmented, but more detailed collecting is required particularly in mountains that separate this species from C. deceptus and C. magistratus (Channing et al. 2017).

References 

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 year = {2004}
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