Rhacophorus taipeianus

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:	Rhacophorus taipeianus
Species Authority:	Liang and Wang, 1978

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Lue Kuangyang, Chou Wenhao
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Near Threatened because its Extent of Occurrence is considerably less than 20,000 km2, but the species is adaptable and survives well in disturbed habitats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to Nantou County, northern Taiwan, Province of China, where it has been recorded below 1,500m asl.
Countries:	Native: Taiwan, Province of China
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Population [top]

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

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It inhabits orchards, forests and arable lands in hilly areas. It breeds in still-water habitats such as blocked ditches, rain pools, paddy fields, ponds and marshes. Paddy fields in the hilly areas are its major breeding habitat.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The main threat to this species is the decreasing area of paddy fields for breeding in as a result of market-based decisions on what crops will be cultivated in the fields.

Major Threat(s):

The main threat to this species is the decreasing area of paddy fields for breeding in as a result of market-based decisions on what crops will be cultivated in the fields.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Several protected areas are present within its range and it is also a nationally protected species.

Conservation Actions:

Several protected areas are present within its range and it is also a nationally protected species.

Citation:	Lue Kuangyang, Chou Wenhao 2004. Rhacophorus taipeianus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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