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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Urothemis abbotti is known from Trang in Thailand (Laidlaw 1927), Peninsular Malaysia (Lieftinck 1954, Norma-Rashid pers. comm. 2007) and Singapore (Laidlaw 1927, Lieftinck 1954).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia); Singapore; Thailand
Additional data:
? Number of Locations: 1-4
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Population [top]
Population: Lieftinck (1954) stated that it is “found at many localities in the Malay States and fairly common around Singapore.” However there has been a distinct lack of records since Lieftinck wrote these words, the only recent ones are from Pahang (Y. Norma-Rashid pers. comm. 2007). It is difficult to explain the recent paucity of records of this species; Lieftinck was occasionally guilty of unwarranted extrapolation, but there is no evidence that this is the case here. It is a conspicuous species, occurring in open and easily sampled habitats, so it is unlikely to be under-recorded; the species may be in decline.
Current Population Trend: Decreasing
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: Unknown
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Apparently this species breeds in ponds, lakes, slow sections of streams.
Systems: Freshwater
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): This species is possibly decreasing, although apparently suitable habitat still exists across the known range, therefore investigations are needed to understand the reason behind the decline.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: This species should be systematically searched for across its known range. Research into the causes of its (apparent) decline is needed, and monitoring of existing populations.
Citation: Dow, R.A. 2009. Urothemis abbotti. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T163691A5636687. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163691A5636687.en. Downloaded on 06 July 2017.
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