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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Anaciaeschna jaspidea is a very widely distributed species, with records from Australia to Java and the lesser Sunda islands, to India, Nepal, China, and Japan, and a number of territories in the Pacific Ocean.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland); China (Guangdong); Cook Islands; Guam; Hong Kong; India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal); Indonesia (Jawa, Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Is., Maluku, Papua, Sulawesi, Sumatera); Japan; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak); Micronesia, Federated States of ; Nepal; Palau; Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea (main island group)); Philippines; Samoa; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Viet Nam
Additional data:
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 2500
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Population [top]
Population:
This species is possibly rather local in occurrence, with just single records from some areas, but it is often common where it occurs, and may be merely under-recorded due to its crepuscular habits.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology:
Lieftinck (1954) states that this species is found at "Weedy ponds, marshes, shallow rushy lakes, abandoned rice-fields, &c., from the coast upwards"; this statement sums up its habitat requirements succinctly.
Systems: Freshwater
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
This species does not appear to be threatened.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
There is a need for further data on distribution, but no specific conservation measures appear to be needed.
Citation: Dow, R.A. 2010. Anaciaeschna jaspidea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T167168A6311033. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167168A6311033.en. Downloaded on 29 October 2018.
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