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Description |
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is known from Frasers Hill and Sungai Pergau, Peninsular Malaysia, between 1,059-1,125 m asl (Wood et al. 2008). Distributions are not expected to be continuous for this species based on the fact that it is only known from high elevations (P. Wood pers. comm. 2009).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia)
Additional data:
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 1059
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 1125
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Population [top]
Population: It is considered to be a rare species (P. Wood pers. comm. 2009).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species occurs in hilly, closed canopy forests. Individuals can be found at night, on rocks and small leaves approximately 0.5–1.5 m above the ground near small streams (Wood et al. 2008). It is presumed to breed in streams.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: There are no reports of this species being utilized.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Habitat fragmentation due to very small scale urban settlements and roads is a possible threat to this species (P. Wood pers. comm. 2009). Global warming could potentially pose a threat given that the species inhabitis cool montane habitats (P. Wood pers. comm. 2009). There have been no dead animals found, neither are there any reported cases of the chytrid fungus in this species (P. Wood pers. comm. 2009).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: No conservation actions are currently known for this species.
Citation: Wood, P. 2009. Ansonia jeetsukumarani. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T158637A5244554. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158637A5244554.en. Downloaded on 08 November 2018.
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