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Oreolalax nanjiangensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA MEGOPHRYIDAE

Scientific Name: Oreolalax nanjiangensis
Species Authority: Fei and Ye, 1999

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient 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)
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Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient since it has only recently been described, and there is still very little information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is known only from the type locality, Mount Guangwu, in Nanjiangxian County, Sichuan Province, China, at 1,600m asl.
Countries:
Native:
China
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Population [top]

Population: The population status is unknown, further studies are needed
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It inhabits streams, in which it breeds, and the surrounding forest.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Tourism is a threat to its habitat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The only known population is within a small-protected area, Guangwushan Natural Reserve.
Citation: Fei Liang, Ye Changyuan 2004. Oreolalax nanjiangensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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