Leptobrachium hendricksoni
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
MEGOPHRYIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Leptobrachium hendricksoni |
| Species Authority: |
Taylor, 1962 |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
This species is considered to be a synonym of Leptobrachium hasseltii sensu lato by some authors (e.g. Berry 1975). |
Assessment Information
[top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
|
| Year Published: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s: |
Peter Paul van Dijk, Djoko Iskandar, Robert Inger, Yodchaiy Chuaynkern, Jeet Sukumaran, Norsham Yaakob |
| Reviewer/s: |
Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox) |
| Contributor/s: |
|
Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category.
|
Geographic Range
[top]
| Range Description: |
This species is found in Indonesia in northern Sumatra and Kalimantan. In Malaysia it has been reported with certainty from two sites in Sarawak. In mainland Southeast Asia it is known from Peninsular Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia, but is absent from Singapore (Lim and Lim, 1992). It probably occurs more widely than current records suggest, especially in areas between known sites. It is generally recorded at low altitudes but can be found up to 1,000m asl in Thailand. |
| Countries: |
Native: Indonesia; Malaysia; Thailand |
| Range Map: |
Click here to open the map viewer and explore range. |
Population
[top]
| Population: |
It is generally common in Malaysia, but is considered uncommon in Thailand and Sumatra. Population size is variable in Borneo.
|
| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
|
Habitat and Ecology
[top]
| Habitat and Ecology: |
An inhabitant of primary lowland evergreen rainforest and adjoining degraded forest and plantations. Breeding takes place in small, slow-flowing streams, and tadpoles live in pools and deep sections of these streams. Adults and juveniles range widely in forest.
|
| Systems: |
Terrestrial; Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
The main threat to this species is the rapid clearing of lowland forests.
|
Conservation Actions
[top]
| Conservation Actions: |
It inhabits most protected forest areas of southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia. In Borneo and Sumatra, the effective preservation of alluvial forest areas would protect this species.
|
