Malagasy Sahon’orana

These species have never been covered by any kind of conservation status. While they may not necessarily be threatened with extinction at the moment, the first two species could become so in terms of Article II, paragraph 2(a), of the Convention, and in line with the criterion for the inclusion of species in Appendix II, as laid down in Resolution Conf. 9.24, Annex 2 a, section B. i) The two others should be regulated, in order to bring under effective control the trade in specimens of the species above, in accordance with Article II, paragraph 2(b), of the Convention, and in line with the criterion for the inclusion of species in Appendix II, as laid down in Resolution Conf. 9.24, Annex 2 b, section A. B. Proponent Madagascar. C. Supporting statement The frogs Scaphiophryne spp. are endemic to Madagascar. Among the six species belonging to this genus, these four are remarkable and attractive because of their colours (Glaw & Vences, 1994). The range of Scaphiophryne gottlebei is located near to and inside the Isalo National Park (CAMP, 2001) while S. pustulosa is found in the massifs of Ankaratra and Itremo and in the Ambohimitombo forest [Vences et al., in press]. The areas of distribution of S. madagascariensis and S. marmorata are not restricted, but it should be stressed that these species, like the two above, are in international trade in significant numbers (MEF, 2000; 2001). S. gottlebei was evaluated from a conservation standpoint during the CAMP workshop (2001). The IUCN category proposed is Critically Endangered (CR) as it meets criteria B.1.a. and b.(iii)