Ansonia tiomanica

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	BUFONIDAE

Scientific Name:	Ansonia tiomanica
Species Authority:	Hendrickson, 1966

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Peter Paul van Dijk, Jeet Sukumaran, Norsham Yaakob, Leong Tzi Ming
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable because it is known from only a single location.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from two localities on Tioman Island, Malaysia, at an altitude of 300-1,000m asl.
Countries:	Native: Malaysia
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Population [top]

Population:	The population status of this species is unknown, but it is presumed to be stable at present.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is associated with boulders and waterfalls in caves. Breeding is presumed to take place in streams.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The species' habitat is not currently under immediate threat, but the potential clearance of habitat for tourism infrastructure is of concern for the future.

Major Threat(s):

The species' habitat is not currently under immediate threat, but the potential clearance of habitat for tourism infrastructure is of concern for the future.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Tioman Island has been designated as a protected area; continued enforcement of this protected status is required. Safeguarding caves and other high-altitude habitats on Tioman Island is needed. The population status of this species requires careful monitoring, given that it is known only from a single location.

Conservation Actions:

Tioman Island has been designated as a protected area; continued enforcement of this protected status is required. Safeguarding caves and other high-altitude habitats on Tioman Island is needed. The population status of this species requires careful monitoring, given that it is known only from a single location.

Citation:	Peter Paul van Dijk, Jeet Sukumaran, Norsham Yaakob, Leong Tzi Ming 2004. Ansonia tiomanica. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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