Philautus acutirostris

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	RHACOPHORIDAE

Scientific Name:	Philautus acutirostris
Species Authority:	(Peters, 1867)
Synonym/s:	Philautus basilanensis Taylor, 1922 Philautus woodi Stejneger, 1905

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Arvin Diesmos, Angel Alcala, Rafe Brown, Leticia Afuang, Genevieve Gee, Katie Hampson, Mae Leonida Diesmos, Aldrin Mallari, Perry Ong, Dondi Ubaldo, Baldwin Gutierrez
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat on Mindanao, Philippines.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is found in Jolo, Basilan, and in many parts of Mindanao, in the Philippines.
Countries:	Native: Philippines
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a common species.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabits arboreal and occasionally terrestrial microhabitats in mossy and montane rainforests and disturbed areas adjacent to forests. It breeds by direct development.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The major threat is the continued loss of the lower montane and lowland rainforest due to agriculture (crops and plantations), logging, and human settlement.

Major Threat(s):

The major threat is the continued loss of the lower montane and lowland rainforest due to agriculture (crops and plantations), logging, and human settlement.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Some populations of this species are protected in national parks, although there remains a need for improved protection of remaining forested habitats on Mindanao.

Conservation Actions:

Some populations of this species are protected in national parks, although there remains a need for improved protection of remaining forested habitats on Mindanao.

Citation:	Arvin Diesmos, Angel Alcala, Rafe Brown, Leticia Afuang, Genevieve Gee, Katie Hampson, Mae Leonida Diesmos, Aldrin Mallari, Perry Ong, Dondi Ubaldo, Baldwin Gutierrez 2004. Philautus acutirostris. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 May 2013.
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