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Glandirana minima

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA RANIDAE

Scientific Name: Glandirana minima
Species Authority: (Ting and Tsai, 1979)
Synonym/s:
Rana minima Ting and Tsai, 1979

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Critically Endangered B2ab(iii,iv,v) ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Michael Wai Neng Lau, Geng Baorong
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
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Justification:
Listed as Critically Endangered because its Area Of Occupancy is less than 10km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat, in the number of locations, and in the number of mature individuals.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is known only from eastern Fujian province (Fuzhou, Fuqing, Yongtai and Changle, Xianyou), China. It has been recorded from 110-550m asl.
Countries:
Native:
China
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Population [top]

Population: This is an uncommon species that is in decline, and the Fuzhou population has entirely disappeared.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It inhabits pools, marshes and grassy banks along small streams, but also occurs in the grassy edges of paddy fields. It breeds in still-water habitats.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): The decline of this species is probably related to habitat loss due to infrastructure development and intensification of agriculture, as well as water pollution.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is not known to be present in any protected areas, and habitat protection is urgently needed.
Citation: Michael Wai Neng Lau, Geng Baorong 2004. Glandirana minima. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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