| Citation |
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2018. Leptobrachella palmata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T57546A123692004. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T57546A123692004.en. Downloaded on 07 May 2019. |
Description |
Geographic Range
NATIVE
Extant (resident)
Malaysia (Sabah)
NUMBER OF LOCATIONS
1
UPPER ELEVATION LIMIT
310 metres
LOWER ELEVATION LIMIT
310 metres
UPPER DEPTH LIMIT
LOWER DEPTH LIMIT
Geographic Range in detail
Population
CURRENT POPULATION TREND
Decreasing
NUMBER OF MATURE INDIVIDUALS
POPULATION SEVERELY FRAGMENTED
No
CONTINUING DECLINE OF MATURE INDIVIDUALS
Population in detail
EXTREME FLUCTUATIONS
NO. OF SUBPOPULATIONS
CONTINUING DECLINE IN SUBPOPULATIONS
EXTREME FLUCTUATIONS IN SUBPOPULATIONS
ALL INDIVIDUALS IN ONE SUBPOPULATION
NO. OF INDIVIDUALS IN LARGEST SUBPOPULATION
DESCRIPTION
There is no information on the population status of this species, but it appears to be rare. There is likely suitable habitat in other riparian areas of the reserve where the species may occur, however the only access to the reserve is through the palm plantations and permission to conduct surveys in the reserve has not been granted (P. Yambun pers. comm. January 2018). Due to ongoing decline in the extent and quality of habitat caused by oil palm plantations, the population is suspected to be decreasing.
Habitat and Ecology
SYSTEM
Terrestrial, Freshwater (=Inland waters)
HABITAT TYPE
Wetlands (inland), Forest
GENERATION LENGTH (YEARS)
CONGREGATORY
MOVEMENT PATTERNS
Not a Migrant
CONTINUING DECLINE IN AREA, EXTENT AND/OR QUALITY OF HABITAT
Yes
Habitat and Ecology in detail
Threats
Agriculture & aquaculture
Annual & perennial non-timber crops
Pollution
Agricultural & forestry effluents
Threats in detail
THREATS
The main threat to the species is habitat loss, as the lowland forest around the type locality of this species has been subject to clearing for oil palm plantations (P. Yambun pers. comm. January 2018). This clearing is also thought to threaten the species by causing siltation of the streams, which eliminates the larval feeding microhabitat of this species. |
