Urothemis assignata, the red basker, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.[1]

Urothemis assignata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Urothemis
Species:
U. assignata
Binomial name
Urothemis assignata
(Selys, 1872)

Distribution

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It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and possibly Burundi.[2]

Habitat

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Its natural habitats are rivers, shrub-dominated wetlands, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

Description

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References

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  1. ^ a b Clausnitzer, V.; Suhling, F.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B. (2016). "Urothemis assignata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T60072A86822554. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T60072A86822554.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Dijkstra, K-D. B.; Clausnitzer, V (2015). The dragonflies and damselflies of Eastern Africa. ISBN 978-94-91615-06-1.
  3. ^ Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2015). A guide to dragonflies and damselflies of South Africa. Struik Nature Publishing. ISBN 9781775841845.
  4. ^ Samways, Michael J. (2008). Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa. Pensoft Publishers. ISBN 9789546423306.