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Limnonectes ibanorum
| family: Dicroglossidae subfamily: Dicroglossinae |
 © 2007 Alexander Haas (1 of 1) |
Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Indonesia, Malaysia Malaysian region distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Sarawak
IUCN (Red List) status: Near Threatened (NT). |
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Range Description This species is known only from the central hilly regions of Borneo, below 500m asl. It is likely to occur more widely than currently recorded. Habitat and Ecology It is known only from the banks of clear, rocky streams in hilly lowland primary rainforest. Juveniles and adults do not disperse from the immediate vicinity of such streams and the larvae develop in pools along those streams. Population It is considered to be locally abundant. A density of 20-60 individuals per 600m of stream length was estimated at one site in Sarawak surveyed in 1962-63. Population Trend Decreasing Major Threats The main threat to this species is deforestation arising from clear-cutting. As it is quite large, local people often hunt this species for food, and its long life cycle and small clutch size make it particularly vulnerable to overharvesting. Conservation Actions It is present in at least three protected areas, although more effective protection of areas of hilly, lowland rainforest in Sarawak and Kalimantan is needed. Citation Robert Inger, Djoko Iskandar, Indraneil Das, Robert Stuebing, Maklarin Lakim, Paul Yambun, Mumpuni 2004. Limnonectes ibanorum. In: IUCN 2012
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