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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is known to occur in Sungai Lembing, Gunug Benom, Ulu Tahan and Gunung Lawit, central and east Peninsular Malaysia. It is found at 255 m asl (Wood et al. 2008).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia)
Additional data:
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 255
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 255
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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 inhabits hilly, closed canopy forests. Individuals of this species have been found at night, no more than one metre above the ground from within rock cracks along a rock wall close to small streams, and on the banks and along fast-flowing streams and rivers (Wood et al. 2008). It is assumed to breed in streams via larval development.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: There are no reports of this species being utilized.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Logging operations are taking place in the species distribution range (Wood et al. 2008), and it has been found in low abundance at sites that had been selectively logged (P. Wood pers. comm. 2009). Clear-cut logging would pose a threat to this species (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: It is known to occur in Ulu Tahan, Taman Negara National Park, Pahang, West Malaysia (Wood et al. 2008; P. Wood pers. comm. 2009).
Citation: Wood, P. 2009. Ansonia latiffi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T158636A5244410. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158636A5244410.en. Downloaded on 08 November 2018.
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