Oreolalax omeimontis

Threats

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Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	MEGOPHRYIDAE

Scientific Name:	Oreolalax omeimontis
Species Authority:	(Liu and Hu, 1960)

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Xie Feng, Wu Guanfu
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in Sichuan Province, China.

Range Description:	This species is known only from two locations in Emei and Hongya Counties in central Sichuan Province, China, at 1,050-1,800m asl.
Countries:	Native: China
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Population:	It is relatively abundant at both locations.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

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

Major Threat(s):	The major threat is habitat loss and degradation due primarily to smallholder farming activities; disturbance from tourists is an increasing threat.

Major Threat(s):

The major threat is habitat loss and degradation due primarily to smallholder farming activities; disturbance from tourists is an increasing threat.

Conservation Actions:	The range of this species partly overlaps two protected areas, namely Emeishan Natural Heritage Reserve and Wawushan National Forest Park.

Conservation Actions:

The range of this species partly overlaps two protected areas, namely Emeishan Natural Heritage Reserve and Wawushan National Forest Park.

Citation:	Xie Feng, Wu Guanfu 2004. Oreolalax omeimontis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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