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Hyla chinensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA HYLIDAE

Scientific Name: Hyla chinensis
Species Authority: Günther, 1859

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Lue Kuangyang, Chou Wenhao, Yuan Zhigang, Geng Baorong, Gu Huiqing
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a broad range of habitats, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is found in central China including Taiwan, Province of China, from 200-1,000m asl.
Countries:
Native:
China; Taiwan, Province of China
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Population [top]

Population: It is a common species.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It inhabits forest, cultivated fields, pools and the surrounding areas. It breeds in the pools.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Habitat destruction and degradation are threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The range of this species overlaps with many protected areas in the region.
Citation: Lue Kuangyang, Chou Wenhao, Yuan Zhigang, Geng Baorong, Gu Huiqing 2004. Hyla chinensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 June 2013.
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