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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This poorly known species has only been recorded from the area of south central Mindano Island, the Philippines. The type locality is Glan in Cotabato Province (Taylor 1925). The species may occur more widely at low elevations (probably below 1,200 m asl) (A. Diesmos pers. comm. 2007). The range map for this species is highly approximate.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Philippines
Additional data:
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Population [top]
Population: There are currently no details available on the abundance of this species.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: There are currently no certain data on the habitat requirements of this species. It is presumed to be a fossorial species that lives within leaf litter, and other ground cover, possibly in both primary and secondary tropical moist forest (A. Diesmos pers. comm. 2007). Congeners have been recorded from areas of agroforestry.
Systems: Terrestrial
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): It is possible that the major threat to this species is deforestation, resulting in some areas from the conversion of land to pineapple and oil palm plantations.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: It is possible that species is present in the Mount Matutum Protected Landscape, although this requires confirmation. Field surveys are needed to relocate this species.
Citation: Diesmos, A. 2009. Brachymeles pathfinderi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169818A6678044. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169818A6678044.en. Downloaded on 31 January 2019.
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