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Limnonectes leporinus
| family: Dicroglossidae subfamily: Dicroglossinae |
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Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia Malaysian region distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Sabah, Sarawak
IUCN (Red List) status: Least Concern (LC). |
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Range Description This species is endemic to Borneo. It is found in most hilly, lowland areas and is present at elevations up to 700m asl. Habitat and Ecology It lives along the banks of small to large, rocky streams in hilly rainforest. It also survives in secondary habitats. Larvae develop in quiet side pools of such streams. Adults do not wander from the vicinity of stream banks. Population Estimates of subpopulation size at one locality were 80-180 individuals per 600m of stream. Population Trend Decreasing Major Threats Deforestation by severe clear-cutting, with consequent constriction and fragmentation of the range, is the greatest threat. Localized over-hunting is a potential threat because of the long life cycle and small clutch size of this species. Conservation Actions It has been recorded from many protected areas. Taxonomic Notes This species was previously included in Limnonectes blythii. Citation Robert Inger, Djoko Iskandar, Indraneil Das, Robert Stuebing, Maklarin Lakim, Paul Yambun, Mumpuni 2004. Limnonectes leporinus. In: IUCN 2012
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