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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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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
This species is found near streams among grasses in mixed forest. The breeding habitat is unknown, but it is presumably in streams where it breeds by larval development. It is a forest-dependent species, and has not been found within anthropogenic habitats (P.P. Li pers. comm. December 2020). The average generation time of this species is six years (Chen et al. 2009).
Range:
This species is recorded from Ningshaan County, Taibai County, Zhashui County, Shaanxi Province, and from the east end of the Qinling Mountains in Henan Province, China, where it has been recorded at elevations around 1,500-2,550 m asl. Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 29,901 km2. It is possible that this species occurs more widely.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
The range of this species falls within a few national reserves, including Niubeiliang National Nature Reserve of Shaanxi and Funiushan National Natural Reserve. There are currently no conservation or management action plans specifically focused on this species (P.P. Li pers. comm. December 2020). This species is listed in the "List of Beneficial or of Important Economic or Scientific Value Terrestrial Wild Animals under States Protection", under the protection of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife."
Conservation Needed
This species would likely benefit from improved habitat protection at sites where it is known to occur.
Research Needed
Further survey work is needed to determine the population status of this species, as well as to further clarify aspects of its ecology (P.P. Li pers. comm. June 2019). Additional information is also needed with regard to ongoing threats, and taxonomic work is required to determine if this form is a complex of more than one species, as Chen et al. (2009) reported the possibility of either 2-3 cryptic species or subspecies present within this species' concept.
The range of this species falls within a few national reserves, including Niubeiliang National Nature Reserve of Shaanxi and Funiushan National Natural Reserve. There are currently no conservation or management action plans specifically focused on this species (P.P. Li pers. comm. December 2020). This species is listed in the "List of Beneficial or of Important Economic or Scientific Value Terrestrial Wild Animals under States Protection", under the protection of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Wildlife."
Conservation Needed
This species would likely benefit from improved habitat protection at sites where it is known to occur.
Research Needed
Further survey work is needed to determine the population status of this species, as well as to further clarify aspects of its ecology (P.P. Li pers. comm. June 2019). Additional information is also needed with regard to ongoing threats, and taxonomic work is required to determine if this form is a complex of more than one species, as Chen et al. (2009) reported the possibility of either 2-3 cryptic species or subspecies present within this species' concept.