Mcgregor's Toad - Ansonia mcgregori
( Taylor, 1922 )

 

 

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Subspecies: Unknown
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CITES Status: NOT LISTED
IUCN Status: Least Concern
U.S. ESA Status: NOT LISTED

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Life Span: in the Wild
Life Span: in Captivity

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Habitat:
This terrestrial species inhabits cool mountain streams and rivers in lower montane and lowland forests. It has been found above rocks covered with mosses, on rock crevices, and on leaf-litter near streams. It is generally restricted to undisturbed or minimally disturbed habitats, for example individuals only occupy habitats which are free or nearly free from logging and other human impacts (Alcala and Custodio 1995, Delima et al. 2006). However a few individuals have been found in secondary forest, plantations, small-scale agroecosystems, and in the floor of a cave surrounded by corn and pineapple farms and patches of disturbed lowland dipterocarp forest (Nuñeza et al. 2010, Warguez et al. 2013, Belleza and Nuñeza 2014). It breeds in streams, which is where the larvae also develop. Follow-up surveys at the type locality (Pasonanca Natural Park) resulted in important new natural history information as this site was first surveyed by E.H. Taylor about 100 years ago and had not been resurveyed until 2009 (Brown et al. 2012).

Range:
This species is found in the mountains of central and western Mindanao Island in the Philippines. It has been found between 300–1,700 m asl. It probably occurs more widely than current records suggest on other nearby islands (A. Diesmos pers. comm. March 2018), however it is likely a range-restricted species (Sanguila et al. 2011).

Conservation:
Conservation Actions
This species is recorded from several protected areas on Mindanao, including Mount Malindang National Park, Mount Apo and Mount Kitanlad Range Natural Parks.

Conservation Needed
Conservation measures should include the regulation and proper disposal of pesticides and herbicides, and the protection of the remaining rainforest, especially riverine habitats and gallery forests, on Mindanao.

Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status and ecology.

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