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Nanorana unculuanus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA DICROGLOSSIDAE

Scientific Name: Nanorana unculuanus
Species Authority: (Liu, Hu and Yang, 1960)
Synonym/s:
Chaparana unculuanus (Liu, Hu and Yang, 1960)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Endangered A2ad ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Wu Guanfu, Lu Shunqing, Yang Datong, Fei Liang
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Endangered because of an observed serious population decline, estimated to be more than 50% over the last ten years, due to very heavy levels of exploitation.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is restricted to central and southern Yunnan Province, China, from 1,650-2,200m asl. It presumably occurs in northern parts of Southeast Asia, in particular in northern Viet Nam, but this has not yet been confirmed.
Countries:
Native:
China
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Population [top]

Population: It is a rare species, but its habits make it hard to find. It appears to be in serious decline.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It inhabits fast-flowing hill streams and riparian habitats in forests and grassland, as well as drainage ditches by roadsides, and ponds. Breeding takes place in water.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Over-collecting for food is a serious threat to this species; habitat loss due to subsistence agriculture and wood extraction is an additional threat.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The range of this species includes several protected areas, including Wuliangshan and Huanglianshan National Nature Reserves. There is a need to control harvest and trade in this species.
Citation: Wu Guanfu, Lu Shunqing, Yang Datong, Fei Liang 2004. Nanorana unculuanus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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