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Description |
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species occurs from southern Myanmar ("Martaban" = Mottama) to southeastern Thailand (Nakhon Ratchasima Province) (Boulenger 1890, Taylor 1965, Cox 1991, Smith 1943, Grismer et al. 2003). It occurs at elevations between 300 and 1,000 m.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Thailand
Possibly extinct:
Myanmar
Lower elevation limit (metres): 300
Upper elevation limit (metres): 1000
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Population [top]
Population: There are no data on population size and trends for this species. It is uncommon as evidenced by Inger and Colwell (1977), finding only 35 specimens in a 10 month period out of 4,400 specimens of amphibians and reptiles.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Inger and Colwell (1977) sampled the species below the surface of the soil, under cover of leaves, rocks, and logs, or on the surface of soil and leaves in dry evergreen forest at approximately 200 m elevation in Thailand.
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This species is not utilized or traded.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): This species is likely to be undergoing habitat loss and degradation due to threats including agricultural expansion, logging and conversion of forests to plantation. Forests in Thailand are experiencing continued deforestation and between 1976 and 1989 forest cover declined by 28% (Cropper et al. 1999). Likewise, in Myanmar, the forests are under pressure and declined by 3% annually during the 1990s (Leimgruber et al. 2005). Infrastructure development may also impact and fragment this species habitat.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. It is present in several protected areas. Research is needed to determine whether the current threats are impacting the population of this species.
Citation: Grismer, L., Chan-Ard, T., Richman, N. & Bohm, M. 2012. Gongylosoma scripta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T176809A1448354. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T176809A1448354.en. Downloaded on 06 June 2016.
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