IUCN Red List Category: VU B1ab(iii) (Draft)
Animalia | Chordata | Vertebrata | Amphibia | Anura | Dicroglossidae | Limnonectes | Limnonectes parvus |
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This species is found in several localities on Mindanao Island, in the Philippines. It probably occurs more widely than current records suggest, especially in areas between known sites.
It inhabits undisturbed and disturbed streams and rivers in lower montane and lowland forests; it is apparently absent from non-forested areas. Breeding takes place by larval development.
Threats include habitat loss due to agriculture, and the pollution of streams and rivers from agricultural toxins and mine-tailings.
Its range includes a few protected areas, including Mount Malindang National Park and Mount Apo Natural Park. Conservation measures must include the regulation and proper disposal of pesticides and herbicides, and the protection of the remaining rainforest habitats, especially riverine habitats and gallery forests.
Listed as Vulnerable because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat on Mindanao in the Philippines.
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