Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
DICROGLOSSIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus |
| Species Authority: |
(Rao, 1937) |
| Synonym/s: |
Rana leucorhynchus Rao, 1937
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Data Deficient
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger, Anand Padhye |
| Reviewer/s: |
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is currently known with certainty only from the type locality of "Wattakole, Coorg" (Rao 1937) in India. A second site (Gumta, Karnataka) recently recorded by Padhye (pers. comm.), requires further confirmation and is not included in this assessment. Only the type locality has so far been used in attempts to map this species' distribution. |
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
It is currently known with certainty only from the type specimen, which is recorded as lost by Dutta (1997), so there is no information regarding its population status.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
The habitat requirements of this species are not known, but it presumably breeds in temporary pools.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
Threats to this species are unknown.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
It is protected by national legislation. A more detailed taxonomic study of the possible second specimen is required.
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