AMPHIBIAWEB
Pelophryne api
family: Bufonidae

© 2007 Alexander Haas (1 of 1)
Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Malaysia

Malaysian region distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Sarawak

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IUCN (Red List) status: Endangered (EN).
For Red List information on this species, see the threat category on the Global Amphibian Assessment Web site.

 
Information below is from the Global Amphibian Assessment website, made available here by kind permission of IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Conservation International and NatureServe.
Geographic Range


Range Comments: This species is endemic to Borneo where it is known only from the type locality (Gunung Mulu National Park) in northern Sarawak, Malaysia; however, it might occur a little more widely. It has an altitudinal range of 65-1,200m asl.
Biogeographic Realm(s): Indomalayan
Distribution Status:
Native Malaysia
Native (Possibly Present) Brunei Darussalam


Population
The population status and abundance of the species is not known.
Habitat and Ecology
All known specimens have been found in primary rainforest in limestone karst areas. The larvae are endotrophic and occur in small pools on the forest floor.
Biomes: Terrestrial, Freshwater
Habitats: (See complete standardized list of habitats)
Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
Major Threats
It is not certain whether this species is entirely restricted to karst areas, but, if so, then its distribution is likely to be extremely patchy and localized, thereby exposing this species to the hazards of stochastic events.

Specific Threat (See complete standardized list of threats) Past Present Future
9 Intrinsic factors
   9.9 Restricted range

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