Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Gephyromantis webbi (Gephyromantis webbi), recorded as Endangered
Gephyromantis webbi (Gephyromantis webbi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Gephyromantis webbi

Gephyromantis webbi

Gephyromantis webbi is a frog in the family Mantellidae (order Anura), recorded as Endangered and tied to Madagascar.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Gephyromantis webbi
Recorded from
Madagascar
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Anura · Mantellidae · Gephyromantis

The frog

Frogs and toads typically begin as aquatic tadpoles, though some families lay eggs on land and hatch as froglets. Skin and eggs both need moisture.

Amphibians need damp skin or water at some point in the life cycle. Habitat loss and chytrid fungus sit behind many of the badges in this class.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Calling males and egg sites define most frog field work. A species known from one ridge is as narrow as it sounds.

Eggs and damp skin make amphibians quick to vanish from a drained wetland or a forest stripped of litter.

In crisis

Chytrid fungus, collection, and wet-forest loss are the usual pressures on frogs with a high threat category.

Gephyromantis webbi is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Gephyromantis webbi — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q2702969. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Photograph of Gephyromantis atsingy (Gephyromantis atsingy), recorded as EndangeredEN

Gephyromantis atsingy

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Gephyromantis corvus

Gephyromantis corvus
Photograph of Gephyromantis zavona (Gephyromantis zavona), recorded as EndangeredEN

Gephyromantis zavona

Gephyromantis zavona
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

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Quick answers

What is Gephyromantis webbi?
Gephyromantis webbi is a frog in the family Mantellidae (order Anura).
What is the conservation status of Gephyromantis webbi?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Gephyromantis webbi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Gephyromantis webbi live?
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers.
Why is Gephyromantis webbi in crisis?
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Gephyromantis webbi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Gephyromantis webbi a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.