Pseudophilautus hoipolloi
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
RHACOPHORIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Pseudophilautus hoipolloi |
| Species Authority: |
(Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005) |
| Synonym/s: |
Philautus hoipolloi Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2005
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Kelum Manamendra-Arachchi, Rohan Pethiyagoda |
| Reviewer/s: |
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Listed as Least Concern because, although its Extent of Occurrence is much less than 5,000 km2, it is common, adaptable, and does not appear to be in decline.
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
It is an uncommon species.
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| Population Trend: |
Stable
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It lives at 1-4 metres above the ground in mixed agro forestry ecosystems in formerly forested land, including home gardens, agricultural land and forest edges. It lives on the upper surface of leaves. It breeds by direct development and is not dependent upon water.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
In local situations it might be impacted by expanding intensive, commercial agriculture, in particular tea plantations. It is possibly also affected by agricultural chemicals. However, it is very adaptable and is not believed to be threatened.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
It occurs in Gannoruwa Forest Reserve.
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