African Groove-crowned Frog
Hoplobatrachus occipitalis
Abstract
African Groove-crowned Frog Hoplobatrachus occipitalis has most recently been assessed for The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2013. Hoplobatrachus occipitalis is listed as Least Concern.
The Red List Assessment
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2014. Hoplobatrachus occipitalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T58299A18361413. Accessed on 07 December 2025.
Last assessed
17 April 2013
Scope of assessment
Global
Population trend
Stable
Number of mature individuals
Habitat and ecology
Forest, Savanna, Shrubland, Grassland, Wetlands (inland), Artificial/Terrestrial, Artificial/Aquatic & Marine
Geographic range
-
Extant (resident)
Assessment Information
Global Assessment
IUCN Red List Category and Criteria - Global Assessment
Date assessed
17 April 2013
Year published
2014
Annotations
Needs updating
Assessment Information in detail
Geographic Range
Native
Extant (resident)
Algeria; Angola; Benin; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Kenya; Liberia; Libya; Mali; Mauritania; Morocco; Niger; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; South Sudan; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Togo; Uganda; Western Sahara; Zambia
Number of locations
Upper elevation limit
Lower elevation limit
Upper depth limit
Lower depth limit
Geographic Range in detail
Population
Current population trend
Number of mature individuals
Population severely fragmented
Unknown
Continuing decline of mature individuals
Population in detail
Habitat and Ecology
Habitat type
Forest, Savanna, Shrubland, Grassland, Wetlands (inland), Artificial/Terrestrial, Artificial/Aquatic & Marine
Generation length (years)
Congregatory
Movement patterns
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat
Habitat and Ecology in detail
Threats
Biological resource use
- Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals
Threats in detail
Use and Trade
Food - human
Local:
✔
National:
✘
International:
✘
Use and Trade in detail
Conservation Actions
In-place land/water protection
- Conservation sites identified : Unknown
- Occurs in at least one protected area : Yes
Conservation Actions in detail
Bibliography
Red List Bibliography
External Data
Images and External Links
Images and External Links in detail
CITES Legislation from Species+
Data source
The information below is from the Species+ website.
CITES Legislation from Species+ in detail
Ex situ data from Species360
Data source
The information below is from Species360's Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS)
Ex situ data from Species360 in detail
Studies and Actions from Conservation Evidence
Data source
The information below is from the Conservation Evidence website.