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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Least Concern |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
It is a soil-dwelling species found in montane and lowland forest. It also survives in secondary habitats such as small-holder agricultural allotments and plantations. It is probably viviparous (Loader et al. 2003) and does not depend on water bodies for reproduction.
Range:
Endemic to Tanzania, this species is known from the North and South Pare Mountains, the East and West Usambara Mountains, and the Nguu, Nguru, Ukaguru and Uluguru Mountains where its altitudinal range is from 200-1,500 m asl (S. Loader pers. comm. August 2012) and its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 46,493 km2.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions
It occurs in the North and South Pare Forest Reserves, the East and West Usambara Forest Reserves and Nature Reserves, and the Nguu Forest Reserves, Nguru proposed Nature Reserve, Ukaguru Forest Reserves and Uluguru Nature Reserves
Conservation Needed
Further protection of habitat in protected areas is required.
Research Needed
Further research is needed on its population status and trends, life history and ecology, the effect of ongoing threats on the species, and necessary conservation actions.
It occurs in the North and South Pare Forest Reserves, the East and West Usambara Forest Reserves and Nature Reserves, and the Nguu Forest Reserves, Nguru proposed Nature Reserve, Ukaguru Forest Reserves and Uluguru Nature Reserves
Conservation Needed
Further protection of habitat in protected areas is required.
Research Needed
Further research is needed on its population status and trends, life history and ecology, the effect of ongoing threats on the species, and necessary conservation actions.