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IUCN (Red List) status: Least Concern (LC).
For Red List information on this species, see the IUCN species account.

From the IUCN Red List Species Account:   Range Description This species is endemic to the central and eastern Himalayan foothills of Nepal. Its distribution is still very poorly known, and it can be expected to occur more widely, including in India and Bhutan. It has been recorded at elevations of 100-500m asl. Habitat and Ecology It is a fossorial species that breeds in pools and marshes. There is little information known about egg deposition or larval ecology. Population It is generally considered to be rare, although this might be a reflection of the collection methods used for this cryptic species. Population Trend Unknown Major Threats Water pollution from agrochemicals is the only identified threat to this species. Conservation Actions The species is known from the Royal Chitwan National Park in Nepal. A recent field study was undertaken by Shrestha (2001). Taxonomic Notes The systematics of this genus are problematic. Further work is required to resolve these issues. Citation Annemarie Ohler, Sushil Dutta, Tej Kumar Shrestha 2004. Sphaerotheca maskeyi. In: IUCN 2012   IUCN Terms of Use