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Philautus cardamonus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA RHACOPHORIDAE

Scientific Name: Philautus cardamonus
Species Authority: Ohler, Swan and Daltry, 2002

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Annemarie Ohler, Steven Swan
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient since it has only recently been described, and there is still very little information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species has been recently described from Phnom Samkos and Phnom Tumpor, in the western Cardamom Mountains of Cambodia, from 1,250-1,650m asl. It might occur more widely within these mountains.
Countries:
Native:
Cambodia
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Population [top]

Population: The population status of the species is not known.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It has been recorded in montane evergreen forest, where the holotype and the paratypes were found on the leaves of bushes. The holotype was collected hundreds of metres from any water source, while the paratypes were collected approximately 2.5m from a mountain stream. It is presumed that this species has a direct development mode of reproduction.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There are no known threats to it.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The only protected area from which it is currently known is Phnom Samkos Wildlife Sanctuary.
Citation: Annemarie Ohler, Steven Swan 2004. Philautus cardamonus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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