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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description:
This species is recorded only from the type locality Fort Stedman (Maing Thauk), Inlé Lake, Myanmar (Subba Rao 1989). The type specimens were collected from the edge of the lake and from a marsh in its environs.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Myanmar
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Population [top]
Population: Population information is not known.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology:
This is species has only been recorded from the edge of Inlé Lake, and from a small pool in the marsh at the northern end of the lake.
Systems: Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: Use and trade of this species are not documented.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
Species specific threats are not known. However, Inlé Lake is threatened from several factors contributing to loss of water cover area and degradation in habitat due to floating lake cultivation, tourism, pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage disposal, gold and silver processing, sedimentation due to aquaculture, etc., which are major factors (Sidle et al. 2007). The effects of these habitat related threats is inferred to have a major impact on the species. The lake has reduced from 69.1 km2 to 46.7 km2 in the last 75 years (Sidle et al. 2007).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
The condition of Inlé Lake needs research and protection. Expert survey is required to determine the current distribution of the species.
Citation: Madhyastha, A. & Richter, K. 2012. Hydrobioides nana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T177496A1488884. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T177496A1488884.en. Downloaded on 12 July 2016.
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