Kaloula macrocephala

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	MICROHYLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Kaloula macrocephala
Species Authority:	Bourret, 1942
Taxonomic Notes:	We follow Ohler (2003) in treating this as a species separate from Kaloula pulchra. Ohler (2003) also treated Kaloula aureata Nutphand, 1989, as a synonym of this species, but we follow Pauwels and Chérot (2006) in considering K. aureata to be a separate species.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2008
Assessor/s:	Olivier Pauwels, Annemarie Ohler
Reviewer/s:	Simon Stuart, Neil Cox
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Data Deficient in view of continuing uncertainties as to its taxonomic status, extent of occurrence and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from an unspecified location in "Tonkin", in northern Vietnam. Because of this lack of specificity, no distribution map is provided.
Countries:	Native: Viet Nam
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Population [top]

Population:	This is an extremely poorly known species, and there is no information on its abundance.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Nothing is known of its ecological requirements. It presumably breeds in small pools by larval development.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There is no information on threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

There is no information on threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known from any protected areas. Research is needed to clarify its taxonomic status, and, if it is a valid species, surveys are needed to determine its geographic distribution, abundance, ecological requirements, threats and conservation needs.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known from any protected areas. Research is needed to clarify its taxonomic status, and, if it is a valid species, surveys are needed to determine its geographic distribution, abundance, ecological requirements, threats and conservation needs.

Bibliography [top]

	Nutphand, W. 1989. Bull frogs or burrowing frogs. Thai Zoological Center, Bangkok 4(14): 1-10. Ohler, A. 2003. Comments on a new book on the Amphibia of Thailand, with a tentative allocation of the figured species. Alytes 21: 100-102. Pauwels, O S.G. and Chérot, F. 2006. Translation of the original description of Kaloula aureata Nutphand, 1989 (Anura: Microhylidae), with lectotype designation. Hamadryad 30: 172-175.

Nutphand, W. 1989. Bull frogs or burrowing frogs. Thai Zoological Center, Bangkok 4(14): 1-10.

Ohler, A. 2003. Comments on a new book on the Amphibia of Thailand, with a tentative allocation of the figured species. Alytes 21: 100-102.

Pauwels, O S.G. and Chérot, F. 2006. Translation of the original description of Kaloula aureata Nutphand, 1989 (Anura: Microhylidae), with lectotype designation. Hamadryad 30: 172-175.

Citation:	Olivier Pauwels, Annemarie Ohler 2008. Kaloula macrocephala. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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