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Batrachylodes minutus
family: Ceratobatrachidae

Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Papua New Guinea
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IUCN (Red List) status: Least Concern (LC).
For Red List information on this species, see the IUCN species account.

From the IUCN Red List Species Account:

 

Range Description

This species is known from northern and southern Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea. It occurs up to 1,000m asl.

Habitat and Ecology

This species inhabits tropical rainforest, and can also survive in degraded habitats such as rural villages, plantations and degraded forest. It is a species that breeds by direct development and lays its eggs on the ground.

Population

It is a common species.

Population Trend

Unknown

Major Threats

There are unlikely to be any threats to this species.

Conservation Actions

The distribution on Bougainville and other islands needs to be documented, and the population status needs to be assessed. It is not known from any protected areas.

Citation

Fred Parker, Stephen Richards 2004. Batrachylodes minutus. In: IUCN 2012

 

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