| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | AMPHIBIA | ANURA | MEGOPHRYIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Leptobrachium hainanense |
| Species Authority: | Ye and Fei, 1993 |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2004 |
| Assessor/s: | Michael Wai Neng Lau, Shi Haitao |
| Reviewer/s: | Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
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Justification: Listed as Vulnerable because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000km2 and its Area of Occupancy is less than 2,000 km2, its distribution is fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat on Hainan Island, China. |
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| Range Description: | This species is endemic to the mountain ranges of central and south-western Hainan, China, from 270m to over 1,000m asl. |
| Countries: |
Native:
China
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| Population: | It is uncommon (Lu Sunqing pers. comm.). |
| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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| Habitat and Ecology: | It inhabits evergreen broadleaf forests, and breeds in hill streams. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | The major threat is habitat loss and degradation due to subsistence agriculture and small-scale wood collection. Local people also collect the species for food. |
| Conservation Actions: | It is present in a number of protected areas on Hainan. |
| Citation: | Michael Wai Neng Lau, Shi Haitao 2004. Leptobrachium hainanense. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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