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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species is only known from the type locality (Nam Tok, a creek at the Sai Yok falls), Mae Klong drainage, Kanchanaburi Province, western Thailand.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Thailand
Additional data:
? Estimated area of occupancy (AOO) - km2: 100
? Number of Locations: 1
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Population [top]
Population: Population trends are unknown but the species is locally abundant where present (F. Köhler pers. comm. 2011).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: It was found in a small, tangled, swift stream on limestone, that discharges into the Kwae Noi River, Thailand.
Systems: Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: No
Movement patterns: Not a Migrant
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This species is not utilised.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
The species is vulnerable to water pollution and sedimentation, if like other Brotia species, it requires clean fast-flowing water. The known site is adjacent to a road and is popular with national and international tourists, which may contribute to the degradation of habitat, and sedimentation from agricultural development and deforestation are widespread in this region.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: The site where this species is found is located within a protected area (Sai Yok National Park).
Citation: Simonis, J. & Köhler, F. 2012. Brotia wykoffi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T184864A1759298. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T184864A1759298.en. Downloaded on 03 May 2018.
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