Protohynobius puxiongensis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
CAUDATA |
HYNOBIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Protohynobius puxiongensis |
| Species Authority: |
Fei and Ye, 2000 |
Assessment Information
[top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Data Deficient
ver 3.1
|
| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Fei Liang, Ye Changyuan |
| 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]
Population
[top]
| Population: |
Its population status is not known, and only one specimen has been recorded, probably as a result of a lack of survey effort in the area.
|
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
|
Habitat and Ecology
[top]
| Habitat and Ecology: |
The only known specimen was collected in an artificial cave used for food storage. However, this is suspected to be a temperate forest species.
|
| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
It is threatened by clear-cutting of forest.
|
Conservation Actions
[top]
| Conservation Actions: |
It has not been recorded in protected areas.
|
