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Austrochaperina palmipes

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA MICROHYLIDAE

Scientific Name: Austrochaperina palmipes
Species Authority: (Zweifel, 1956)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Stephen Richards, David Bickford, Fred Kraus
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
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Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, 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 has a wide distribution in the eastern half of Papua New Guinea, including the Huon Peninsula and several islands off the eastern tip of the mainland. Its altitudinal range is from 60-1,750m asl.
Countries:
Native:
Papua New Guinea
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Population [top]

Population: It is common where it occurs.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This is a riparian species that occurs in and next to small rocky streams in rainforest. It breeds by direct development, with nests with around 12 eggs in mud and sand chambers adjacent to streams. It has also been found in muddy streams in semi-degraded areas.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Given its wide distribution in remote areas, it is probably not seriously threatened at present.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Its distribution needs to be properly documented. It occurs in Crater Wildlife Management Area.
Citation: Stephen Richards, David Bickford, Fred Kraus 2004. Austrochaperina palmipes. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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