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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Recent fieldwork has revealed that this species occurs in Umphang, Tak Province, western Thailand (F. Köhler pers. comm. 2011). Former records from northeastern Thailand (Brandt 1974) may refer to misidentified specimens: Kaek River at So Pa Falls, at the Tad San Falls (Huai Nam San, Loei Province) and also in the Phung River (Loei Province) (F. Köhler pers. comm. 2011).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Thailand
Additional data:
? Number of Locations: 1
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Population [top]
Population: These species is poorly known with few verified records.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Like other species of Brotia, this species occurs in rivers and mountain creeks, too. It has been found in rapids and falls attached to rocks. It is found only rarely in still water.
Systems: Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: Possibly used for human food at a local level.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
There is no real threat at the site where the species has been verified in western Thailand; nothing is known of the possible records in northeastern Thailand.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no conservation actions in place for this species, however more data are required on the distribution and taxonomic status of this species.
Citation: Köhler, F. & Simonis, J. 2012. Brotia insolita. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T184902A1763478. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T184902A1763478.en. Downloaded on 11 February 2019.
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