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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
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Malaysia
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Native (Possibly Present)
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Brunei Darussalam
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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.
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