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Description |
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is reported from much of Peninsular Malaysia, and Yala province to Chumphon, Thailand. It probably occurs more widely than current records suggest, especially in areas between known sites. It is also present on Phuket Island, Thailand. It is found at altitudes between 300 and 1,300m asl.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Malaysia; Thailand
Additional data:
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 300
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 1300
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Population [top]
Population: It appears to be locally common in Peninsular Malaysia, but uncommon in Peninsular Thailand.
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: It is associated with lowland and montane tropical moist forests. Adults are often encountered in boulder crevices and leaf-litter in streams. Breeding takes place in these streams where the larvae also develop. It has been recorded in selectively logged forest after three years of regrowth.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: There are no records of the species being utilized.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): It is potentially threatened by clear-cutting of forest habitat. The resulting siltation of forest streams might threaten larval habitat.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: The species occurs in a number of protected areas and reserved forests. It is protected by national legislation in Thailand. Further research in into the life history, taxonomy and population size of this species is needed.
Citation: IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2014. Ansonia malayana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T54474A51287347. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T54474A51287347.en. Downloaded on 08 November 2018.
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