Pulchrana centropeninsularis - Endangered

Figure 1: Pulchrana centropeninsularis.

Common names:

• N/A

Classification:

Kingdom - Animalia

Phylum - Chordata

Class - Amphibia

Order - Anura

Family - Ranidae

Species -    Pulchrana centropeninsularis

Distribution:

Figure 2: The extant populations of Pulchrana centropeninsularis [1].

This species is found in two small regions in Malaysia and Indonesia, at 90-105m above sea level (Figure 2) [1]. Found at only 5 locations, the habitat area of this species is 350km2 and declining [1].

Details:

This species occurs in swampy primary and secondary lowland forest [1]. Little else is known about this species but breeding is assumed to take place in streams [1]. More research is needed on this species as only two specimens have been found [1]. They are likely to be sexually dimorphic, like others in the genus, with males being larger [2]. One of the populations occurs in Lakum Forest Reserve and Krau Wildlife Reserve, a protected area in Malaysia [1].

Threats to the species:

• Urbanisation and development [1].

• Wetland drainage [1].

• Agriculture - palm oil [1].

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Similar species:

Glandirana minima - Critically Endangered

Leptodactylus fallax - Critically Endangered

Arthroleptis fichika - Endangered

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References:

[1] IUCN Red List. (2018). Pulchrana centropeninsularis. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/78929632/91395070. [Accessed 5 May 2019].

[2] Onn, C. K. and Ahmad, N. (2009) ‘Distribution and natural history notes on some poorly known frogs and snakes from Peninsular Malaysia’, Herpetological Review, 40(3), pp. 294–301.

Photo: IUCN Red List. (2018). Pulchrana centropeninsularis. [ONLINE] Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/78929632/91395070. [Accessed 5 May 2019].