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Oreophryne monticola
| family: Microhylidae subfamily: Asterophryinae |
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Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Indonesia
IUCN (Red List) status: Endangered (EN). |
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Range Description This species is known only from the islands of Bali and Lombok in Indonesia, from above 1,000m asl. Habitat and Ecology It is known only from highland forest. It presumably lays eggs on the ground and breeds by direct development without a larval stage. Population There is no recent information on this species, and it has not been recorded since the 1930s. Population Trend Decreasing Major Threats The habitat of this species is being severely impacted by very large-scale international tourism. Conservation Actions The mountain forests on Bali are protected, but for recreational purposes, not for biodiversity conservation. On Lombok the species presumably occurs in Gunung Rinjani Nature Reserve. There is clearly an urgent need for survey work to establish the current population status of this species on the two islands, and its presence within existing reserves. Citation Djoko Iskandar, Mumpuni 2004. Oreophryne monticola. In: IUCN 2012
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