Oreolalax liangbeiensis

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	MEGOPHRYIDAE

Scientific Name:	Oreolalax liangbeiensis
Species Authority:	Liu and Fei, 1979
Taxonomic Notes:	Zhao and Adler (1993) considered this species to be synonymous with Oreolalax major but did not give any reason.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Critically Endangered B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v); C2a(ii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Fei Liang, Ye Changyuan
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Critically Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 100 km2 and its Area Of Occupancy is less than 2km2, all individuals are in a single location, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat, and in the number of mature individuals; and because the population size is estimated to number fewer than 250 mature individuals, there is a continuing decline in the number of mature individuals, and all individuals are in a single subpopulation.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from a single small stream in Puxiong in Yuexi County, in southern Sichuan province, China, from 2,850-3,000m asl.
Countries:	Native: China
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Population [top]

Population:	The only known population comprises probably less than 100 individuals, and is declining.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabits mixed forests, and breeds in small streams where the larvae also develop.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Habitat loss and degradation, due to logging and hill fires, represents the major threat to this species. The disappearance of forests has also caused a reduction in rainfall in the region and many streams have dried up in the area as a result.

Major Threat(s):

Habitat loss and degradation, due to logging and hill fires, represents the major threat to this species. The disappearance of forests has also caused a reduction in rainfall in the region and many streams have dried up in the area as a result.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The range of this species does not overlap with any protected areas, making protection of the remaining habitat in the area a priority to ensure the species' survival.

Conservation Actions:

The range of this species does not overlap with any protected areas, making protection of the remaining habitat in the area a priority to ensure the species' survival.

Citation:	Fei Liang, Ye Changyuan 2004. Oreolalax liangbeiensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 June 2013.
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