Austrochaperina novaebritanniae
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
AMPHIBIA |
ANURA |
MICROHYLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Austrochaperina novaebritanniae |
| Species Authority: |
Zweifel, 2000 |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
B1ab(iii)
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2004 |
| Assessor/s |
Stephen Richards, Allen Allison |
| Evaluator/s: |
Stuart, S.N., Chanson, J.S. & Cox, N.A. (Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team) |
Justification:
Listed as Vulnerable because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat on New Britain.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is known only from three localities in north-eastern New Britain, Papua New Guinea. S. Richards (pers. comm.) has recently documented a population of this species to the south-west of the two previously known populations. It has been recorded from 350-1,000m asl.
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
It occurs in high densities in some habitats.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
It lives in lowland rainforest, and has also been found in recently cleared rainforest (although the long-term survival of this population has not been documented). It breeds by direct development.
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| Systems: |
Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): |
It is threatened by the logging of lowland forest in New Britain.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
There are no protected areas within the range of the species. Its distribution, habitat requirements and abundance need to be properly investigated, particularly to determine whether or not it is able to withstand logging pressure.
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