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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species has been recorded from Malaysia (the inland swamp forests of Peninsular Malaysia; Sadong and Sematan in Sarawak), Singapore (also within inland swamp forests), Indonesia (Natuna Besar Island in the South China Sea), and as far north as south Thailand (Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary). This is a lowland species.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Indonesia; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak); Singapore; Thailand
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Population [top]
Population: It is locally abundant where suitable habitat exists. Healthy populations have been recorded within the inland swamp forests of Singapore. It is considered uncommon in Thailand.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: The species is predominantly an inhabitant of lowland freshwater and peat swamp forests. Males call from among or on top of leaf-litter on the forest floor, or perched on low vegetation up to one metre above ground. It is presumed that the species breeds in forest streams, although this requires verification. The species can be found in disturbed habitats and secondary forest that are adjacent to good stands of intact forest. It has been recorded from the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur (Peninsular Malaysia) where some forest fragments remain.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: There are no records of the species being utilized.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): The habitat of this species is being impacted, at least locally, by logging and other forms of forest loss.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: This species is believed to occur in several protected areas.
Citation: IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2014. Hylarana laterimaculata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T58639A64131765. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T58639A64131765.en. Downloaded on 02 May 2017.
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