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IUCN (Red List) status: Endangered (EN).
For Red List information on this species, see the IUCN species account.

From the IUCN Red List Species Account:   Range Description This species is known only from Mount Lompobatang in south-west Sulawesi, Indonesia. It lives above 1,000m asl. Habitat and Ecology It lives in and around streams in montane forest, and it is not known whether or not it can live in disturbed forest. Breeding takes place in streams. Population It is a common species within its restricted range. Population Trend Decreasing Major Threats It is threatened by forest loss caused by the expansion of smallholder farming. Conservation Actions It occurs in Gunung Lompobatang Natural Reserve. Taxonomic Notes This species is part of the Limnonectes modestus complex (D. Iskandar pers. comm.). Citation Djoko Iskandar, Mumpuni 2004. Limnonectes microtympanum. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use