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Description |
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is known only from Gunung Mulu in northern Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia, at 1,800 m asl. It might occur in other montane forest blocks.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Malaysia (Sarawak)
Additional data:
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 1800
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 1800
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Population [top]
Population: It is believed to be reasonably abundant.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Specimens were observed calling beside a small, clear, mountain stream with a steep gradient. Males typically call from leaves of understorey vegetation, within steep water chutes and small channels of bedrock (Inger et al. 2017). Breeding by larval development is presumed to take place in these forest streams.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
Movement patterns: Not a Migrant
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: There are no records of this species being utilized.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): This species is only known from Gunung Mulu National Park, which is well protected and not threatened at present (Y.M. Pui and I. Das pers. comm. March 2018).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: Conservation Actions
The species has been recorded from Gunung Mulu National Park.
Conservation Needed
Continued management of Gunung Mulu National Park is necessary for the conservation of this species (Y.M. Pui and I. Das pers. comm. March 2018).
Research Needed
Further research is required on its ecology, and further survey work is needed to ascertain whether or not this species is indeed confined to Gunung Mulu. In any event, the population status of this species requires careful monitoring given that it is currently known from only a single location.
Citation: IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. 2018. Ansonia torrentis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T54485A123691619. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T54485A123691619.en. Downloaded on 09 November 2018.
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