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This species has been recorded from Lakota in southcentral Côte d'Ivoire, in Ghana from Bobiri Forest Reserve in the southwest, and Boi-Tano Forest Reserve, Draw River Forest Reserve, and the Ankasa Conservation Area. Surveys in the forests of southwestern Ghana in recent years have not succeeded in locating this species.

It might have been found in Yaya Classified Forest in 2009, however taxonomic work on the specimen is needed (N.G. Kouamé pers. comm. June 2012). It is a lowland species. Using the range as a proxy, the extent of occurrence (EOO) was estimated to be 44,754 km².

Has these species still not been located in Ghana? Is there any detailed information on the elevation range of this species? Also, is there an estimate available for the AOO (with reasoning) and the number of threat-defined locations? EJM

It has only been found in lowland wet evergreen tropical rainforest, and it is supposed that it probably cannot survive in altered habitats. The males call at dusk, from branches above small, swiftly flowing streams in which the species breeds (it can sometimes be found up to 4 m above water in the vegetation).

It could be a rare species, but it is very cryptic, and so might be under-recorded. However, due to several threats to its habitat, such as habitat degradation caused by coffee and cacao plantations (especially in Lakota, which is a highly agricultural area) it is believed to be declining (N.G. Kouamé pers. comm. June 2012).

There are no reports of this species being utilized.

In Lakota, Schiotz's Reed Frog is threatened by ongoing habitat loss for logging (wood is mainly exported), agricultural expansion (coffee, cacao and rubber plantations) and encroachment by human settlements (N.G. Kouamé pers. comm. June 2012). Pollution from pesticides used in the plantations is also a threat to the habitat and this species.

There is currently no information on the threats this species faces in Ghana, is there any information available? EJM

• 2.1.2 Small-holder farming
• 1.1 Housing & urban areas
• 2.1.3 Agro-industry farming
• 5.3.4 Unintentional effects: (large scale) [harvest]
• 9.3.3 Herbicides and pesticides

It occurs in the Bobiri Forest Reserve in Ghana, but it is not known how well protected this area is, as well as the Boi-Tano Forest Reserve, Draw River Forest Reserve, and the Ankasa Conservation Area, a twin wildlife protected area comprised of Nini-Suhien National Park to the north, and the Ankasa Forest Reserve to the south. More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, natural history, and threats.

• 2.1 Site/area management

Old rationale: Listed as Vulnerable because its Extent of Occurrence is probably less than 20,000 km², it is known from fewer than ten locations, and the quality and extent of its forest habitat in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana is declining.
According to our records this species may not have been formally reassessed. The current assessment relies on an estimate of the AOO; it would make this a more robust assessment if this could be confirmed with reasoning. To qualify for the VU category, an estimate of the number of threat-defined locations or evidence that the population is severely fragmented (according to the Red List guidelines) is needed. EJM

• Rödel, M.-O., Gil, M., Agyei, A.C., Leaché, A.D., Diaz, R.E., Fujita, M.K. and Ernst, R. 2005. The amphibians of the forested parts of south-western Ghana. Salamandra: 107-127.
• Schiøtz, A. 1967. The treefrogs (Rhacophoridae) of West Africa. Spolia Zoologica Musei Hauniensi 25: 1-346.
• Schiøtz, A. 1999. Treefrogs of Africa. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main.