| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AMPHIBIA | ANURA | RANIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Hylarana melanomenta |
| Species Authority: | (Taylor, 1920) |
| Synonym/s: |
Rana melanomenta Taylor, 1920
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Published: | 2004 | |||
| Assessor/s: | Arvin Diesmos, Angel Alcala, Rafe Brown, Leticia Afuang, Cynthia Dolino, Genevieve Gee, Katie Hampson, Mae Leonida Diesmos, Aldrin Mallari, Perry Ong, Liza Paguntalan, Marisol Pedregosa, Dondi Ubaldo, Baldwin Gutierrez | |||
| Reviewer/s: | Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) | |||
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Justification: Listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements. |
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| Range Description: | This species has been recorded only from Papahag Island, and a few other localities in the Sibutu Group, in the Sulu archipelago in the southern Philippines. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Philippines
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| Range Map: | Click here to open the map viewer and explore range. |
| Population: | It is known only from the original collection, which took place before 1920, so its population status is not known. The lack of subsequent records is probably due to a lack of herpetological work within its range. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | It inhabits undisturbed and disturbed streams and rivers in lower montane and lowland forests. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | The threats in the region where it was collected include deforestation through logging, and habitat conversion to agriculture and real estate. |
| Conservation Actions: | Field surveys are needed to gather new information on the range, population status, and habitat requirements of this species and to determine if it is currently threatened. |
| Citation: | Arvin Diesmos, Angel Alcala, Rafe Brown, Leticia Afuang, Cynthia Dolino, Genevieve Gee, Katie Hampson, Mae Leonida Diesmos, Aldrin Mallari, Perry Ong, Liza Paguntalan, Marisol Pedregosa, Dondi Ubaldo, Baldwin Gutierrez 2004. Hylarana melanomenta. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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