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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Near Threatened |
| 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:
It inhabits arboreal microhabitats in mossy and montane rainforests. It breeds by direct development and deposits eggs in arboreal Asplenium bird’s nest ferns and Pandanus. Scheffers et al. (2014) recorded eggs from ca one in five ferns, whereas no eggs were found in randomly sampled microhabitats adjacent to bird's nest ferns.
Range:
This species is known only from Mount Banahaw and Mount San Cristobal, on Luzon Island, in the Philippines. It occurs between 700–1,700 m asl (R. Brown pers. comm.). It is likely to be endemic to the massif (A. Diesmos pers. comm. March 2018) and its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 125 km2.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions
It occurs in Mount Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscape, established in 2009 (Republic of the Philippines 2009). Since the 2004 assessment, in collaboration with various regional academic institutions, NGO-led awareness campaigns have been taking place to educate the public regarding the need to protect remaining forests on Luzon Island, resulting in positive responses by local communities and improved protection for priority species. Furthermore, the protected area is now divided into two management units: the lower elevations allow limited public access with entrance fees and access to higher elevations are completely restricted (Mayuga 2017). This restriction began in 2004 and is enforced by the Filipino Protected Area Management Board (PAMB), which includes the sealing off of entry points and trails into the restricted areas; it was subsequently extended to 2012 (Senate of the Philippines 2009) and then to 2019 (Mallari 2016, Mayuga 2017), and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has been considering permanently restricting public access to the mountain (DENR 2014).
Conservation Needed
Continued management of the national park, enforcement of protected area boundaries, and appropriate management practices (including more environmentally-friendly tourism practices, and limiting the collection of ferns) are required to safeguard the remaining habitat, as well as ongoing awareness campaigns to raise public support (A. Diesmos pers. comm. March 2018).
Research Needed
There is a need for continued monitoring of the population status of this species given that it is known only from this single site. More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats—specifically to confirm the ongoing practice of fern collection and the impact on the species.
It occurs in Mount Banahaw-San Cristobal Protected Landscape, established in 2009 (Republic of the Philippines 2009). Since the 2004 assessment, in collaboration with various regional academic institutions, NGO-led awareness campaigns have been taking place to educate the public regarding the need to protect remaining forests on Luzon Island, resulting in positive responses by local communities and improved protection for priority species. Furthermore, the protected area is now divided into two management units: the lower elevations allow limited public access with entrance fees and access to higher elevations are completely restricted (Mayuga 2017). This restriction began in 2004 and is enforced by the Filipino Protected Area Management Board (PAMB), which includes the sealing off of entry points and trails into the restricted areas; it was subsequently extended to 2012 (Senate of the Philippines 2009) and then to 2019 (Mallari 2016, Mayuga 2017), and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has been considering permanently restricting public access to the mountain (DENR 2014).
Conservation Needed
Continued management of the national park, enforcement of protected area boundaries, and appropriate management practices (including more environmentally-friendly tourism practices, and limiting the collection of ferns) are required to safeguard the remaining habitat, as well as ongoing awareness campaigns to raise public support (A. Diesmos pers. comm. March 2018).
Research Needed
There is a need for continued monitoring of the population status of this species given that it is known only from this single site. More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats—specifically to confirm the ongoing practice of fern collection and the impact on the species.