Nyctixalus spinosus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	RHACOPHORIDAE

Scientific Name:	Nyctixalus spinosus
Species Authority:	(Taylor, 1920)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable B1ab(iii) 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)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat on Mindanao, Samar, Leyte and Bohol Islands in the Philippines.

History:

2000

–

Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from Mindanao, Leyte, Bohol and Basilan Islands in the Philippines. It probably occurs more widely than current records suggest, especially in areas between known sites.
Countries:	Native: Philippines
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Population [top]

Population:	It is common in forest and disturbed areas adjacent to forest.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabits the forest floor litter of montane and lowland rainforests. It breeds and lays its eggs in tree holes.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	A major threat is the loss of the species' major habitat, the lower montane and lowland rainforest, due to agriculture and human settlement.

Major Threat(s):

A major threat is the loss of the species' major habitat, the lower montane and lowland rainforest, due to agriculture and human settlement.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Some populations of this species are protected in national parks, although there remains a need for improved protection of remaining forested habitats on Mindanao and Bohol.

Conservation Actions:

Some populations of this species are protected in national parks, although there remains a need for improved protection of remaining forested habitats on Mindanao and Bohol.

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. Nyctixalus spinosus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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