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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is widespread in South Asia, southern China and mainland Southeast Asia. In South Asia, this species has a wide distribution in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, occurring in elevation from 200 to 1,500 m asl (Molur et al. 2005). In China, it is limited to western and southern Yunnan (Smith and Xie 2008). In Southeast Asia, the species ranges from Myanmar in the west into Thailand (north of the Isthmus of Kra), south-western Cambodia, possibly Lao PDR, and northern and southern Viet Nam (Musser and Carleton, 2005).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; China; India; Myanmar; Nepal; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam
Additional data:
? Estimated area of occupancy (AOO) - km2: >2,000
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 200
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 1500
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Population [top]
Population: It is widespread, but never very abundant.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Arboreal and inconspicuous species, usually inhabiting forest and forest edge with dense tangles of vines and vegetation. However, it has been recorded in tall cane in Lao PDR (Marshall 1977) and even in the harvested remains of peanut fields in Myanmar (K. Aplin pers. comm.). In South Asia, it occurs in dry deciduous forests with bamboo brakes, moist deciduous forest, temperate forest, open forests interspersed with grasslands and scrub, montane wet zone (Molur et al. 2005). Information on the diet and other aspects of the biology of the Sri Lankan population is provided by Phillips (1980).
Systems: Terrestrial
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no current major threats to the species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: It is present in several protected areas across its Southeast Asian range. In South Asia, it has been recorded from the Indian protecte areas of Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, Gundla Brahmeshwaram Metta Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve, Pocharam Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh; Banneraghatta National Park in Karnataka; Eravikulam National Park in Kerala and Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Maharshtra. In Sri Lanka it is known from Knuckles Forest Reserve in Central Province (Molur et al. 2005). It is listed in the Schedule V (considered as vermin) of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. There is a need for further research to elucidate the taxonomic status of this species complex.
Citation: Molur, S., Nameer, P.O., Lunde, D. & Aplin, K. 2008. Vandeleuria oleracea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T22845A9395997. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T22845A9395997.en. Downloaded on 13 February 2017.
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