Odorrana jingdongensis

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	RANIDAE

Scientific Name:	Odorrana jingdongensis
Species Authority:	Fei, Ye and Li, 2001
Synonym/s:	Rana hmongorum Bain, Lathrop, Murphy, Orlov and Ho, 2003 Rana jingdongensis (Fei, Ye and Li, 2001)
Taxonomic Notes:	We follow Ohler (2007) in treating Rana hmongorum, described by Bain et al. (2003), as a synonym of this species.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable A2acd ver 3.1

Year Published:

2008

Assessor/s:

Lu Shunqing, Yang Datong, Raoul Bain

Reviewer/s:

Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)

Contributor/s:

Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because of an observed population decline, estimated to be more than 30% over the last three generations, inferred from over-harvesting and habitat destruction and degradation. The generation length is estimated to be five years.

History:

2004

–

Vulnerable

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from southern China and northern Viet Nam. In China, there are records from southwestern Yunnan Province (Jingdong, Jinping, Luchun, Yongde, Cangyuan and Menglian counties), and in Viet Nam it is currently known only from the vicinity of Mount Fan Si Pan. It can be expected to occur in nearby Laos and Myanmar. It has been recorded from 1,000-1,900m asl.
Countries:	Native: China; Viet Nam
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Population [top]

Population:	This was formerly a common species, but it is now considered to be rare.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabits montane streams in forested areas, in particular in the vicinity of waterfalls. It has also been found along the mossy slopes of a man-made culvert. Breeding takes place in streams by lareval development. It probably does not occur where forest has been removed.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	In China this species has declined seriously because of over-harvesting for food. It is also threatened by habitat destruction and degradation caused by small-scale subsistence logging and agriculture, expanding human settlements, and the establishment of power plants.

Major Threat(s):

In China this species has declined seriously because of over-harvesting for food. It is also threatened by habitat destruction and degradation caused by small-scale subsistence logging and agriculture, expanding human settlements, and the establishment of power plants.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	A number of protected areas are present within the range of this species. There is a need to ensure that offtake from the wild for human consumption is managed sustainably. Surveys are needed to establish the range of this species, and to determine its conservation needs.

Conservation Actions:

A number of protected areas are present within the range of this species. There is a need to ensure that offtake from the wild for human consumption is managed sustainably. Surveys are needed to establish the range of this species, and to determine its conservation needs.

Citation:	Lu Shunqing, Yang Datong, Raoul Bain 2008. Odorrana jingdongensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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