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Ingerana baluensis
| family: Dicroglossidae subfamily: Occidozyginae |
 © 2012 Nathan Litjens (1 of 2) |
Country distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Malaysia Malaysian region distribution from AmphibiaWeb's database: Sabah, Sarawak
IUCN (Red List) status: Least Concern (LC). |
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For photos of Ingerana baluensis adults and another species account, see www.frogsofborneo.org.
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Range Description This species is known only from northern and western Borneo. It probably occurs more widely than current records suggest, especially in areas between known sites. It is present at altitudes of 100-900m asl. Habitat and Ecology It is known only from lowland and mid-elevation primary rainforests where it has been found in the floor litter and along stream banks. It probably breeds on land by direct development, like other members of its genus. Population No subpopulation size estimates have been made. At one or two localities it seems to be relatively common. Population Trend Decreasing Major Threats Deforestation is the most serious threat to this species. Conservation Actions The species is present in at least five protected areas. More needs to be learned of breeding habits and subpopulation sizes. Taxonomic Notes This species probably does not belong in the genus Ingerana. It should probably be assigned to a new genus in the family Ceratobatrachidae, but we retain it in the genus Ingerana in the Dicroglossidae, pending resolution of this problem. We follow Inger and Tan (1996) in considering Ingerana sariba to be a synonym of this species. Citation Robert Inger, Djoko Iskandar, Indraneil Das, Robert Stuebing, Maklarin Lakim, Paul Yambun, Mumpuni 2004. Ingerana baluensis. In: IUCN 2012
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