Pointed-Snouted Treefrog - Philautus acutirostris
( Peters, 1867 )

 

 

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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 Captivity

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Habitat:
This species inhabits arboreal and occasionally terrestrial microhabitats in mossy and montane rainforests, and can be found in forest edge (A. Diesmos pers. comm. March 2018). It breeds by direct development.

Range:
This species is occurs on Bohol, Mindanao, and Basilan Islands in the Philippines where it occurs between 400–2,000 m asl, but it is expected to occur more widely than currently mapped (A. Diesmos pers. comm. March 2018).

Conservation:
Conservation Actions
Some subpopulations of this species are protected in national parks.

Conservation Needed
There remains a need for improved protection of remaining forested habitats on Mindanao.

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

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