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Xenophrys huangshanensis

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Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	MEGOPHRYIDAE

Scientific Name:	Xenophrys huangshanensis
Species Authority:	(Fei and Ye, 2005)
Synonym/s:	Megophrys boettgeri Chang, 1934-35 Megophrys huangshanensis Fei and Ye, 2005 Megophrys minor Fei, Ye and Huang, 1990

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2006
Assessor/s:	Fei Liang, Ye Changyuan
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
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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 is known only from the type locality at 500-1,600m asl on Mount Huangshan, Anhui Province, China.
Countries:	Native: China
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Population:	There is no information available on the population status of this species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is known from streams in forest, and is presumed to breed by larval development.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Habitat loss and degradation due to smallholder farming is the main threat to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

Its sole known locality is within Huangshanziranhewenhuayichan Nature Reserve.

Citation:	Fei Liang, Ye Changyuan 2006. Xenophrys huangshanensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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