Ansonia inthanon

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	BUFONIDAE

Scientific Name:	Ansonia inthanon
Species Authority:	Matsui, Nabhitabhata and Panha, 1998

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient     ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2004
Assessor/s	Peter Paul van Dijk, Wichase Khonsue
Evaluator/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Justification: Listed as Data Deficient since it has only recently been described, and there is still very little information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from two localities in Thailand: the type locality in Doi Inthanon, and Thongphaphum, in Kanchanaburi Province. It has only recently been discovered, and is cryptic and easily overlooked and might be found to be more wide-ranging. It has been recorded between 930 and 1,650m asl.
Countries:	Native: Thailand
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	It is apparently not rare in suitable habitat (Matsui et al. 1998).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species inhabits forest on sloping land, generally in the vicinity of small streams. It breeds in waterfalls, and the larvae develop in the water.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

The type locality is a national park, but this area is under some threat from habitat degradation through agricultural encroachment. This species is used in medical research, but it is not collected at a level that constitutes a threat.The American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) has also been deliberately introduced to this region and does pose a potential threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

Regarding this species' conservation, the type locality is within Doi Inthanon National Park, while the second known locality is from an area that is being proposed as a national park, but improved protection and management are recommended. Studies of its population status, distribution and natural history are needed, and ecological studies are ongoing.

Bibliography [top]

Citations:

IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004. Matsui, M., Nabhitabhata, J. and Panha, S. 1998. A new Ansonia from northern Thailand (Anura: Bufonidae). Herpetologica: 448-454.