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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Vulnerable |
| 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 occurs in lowland and montane forests, where it is usually seen in the low shrub layer. It has not been found outside forests and it breeds by direct development.
Range:
This species was formerly known from central and northern Borneo (both Malaysia and Indonesia), and the islands of Balabac and Palawan in the Philippines. In the Philippines it is known from 90-1,900 m asl, while in Borneo it has been recorded from 700-2,900 m asl. Following morphological and bioacoustic analysis, a subpopulation from Mount Api in Gunung Mulu National Park on Sarawak in Malaysia has now been assigned to Philautus juliandringi (Dehling 2010). There is also doubt over whether the other Bornean subpopulations currently assigned to this species actually belong to P. juliandringi or another unnamed species (Dehling 2010), however further taxonomic research is required for verification. Therefore, for the sake of this assessment, the Bornean subpopulations are coded as Presence Uncertain in the distribution map until the taxonomy of this species is resolved. The estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) of its known range is 11,704 km2 and all individuals are considered to occur in five to ten threat-defined locations.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions
On Palawan, the species occurs in Cleopatra's Needle Critical Habitat. If the uncertain records are confirmed as belonging to it then, in Sabah, it occurs in Crocker Range and Kinabalu National Parks, as well as, Mount Trus Madi (P. Yambun pers. comm. January 2018), and in Sarawak, it is known from Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary.
The Strategic Environmental Plan (SEP) for Palawan for areas was put into place by the national government in 1992, which aims to divide the island into a network of environmentally critical areas above 1,000 m asl (ECAN - Environmentally Critical Areas Network). The plan is operationalized on a local level by the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development. The map of these areas is currently being updated to include lowland areas below 1,000 m asl.
The Global Conservation Fund established a $1 million endowment fund for the Mount Mantalingajan range. The funds are held by the Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation and are used to protect remaining forest on the mountain.
The Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation is also managing about $30 million in funds from debt payments due to the US government, which are instead allocated for spending during 2016-2026 towards forest protection in three priority areas: Palawan Island, the Sierra Madre on Luzon Island, and eastern Mindanao Island.
Conservation Needed
Despite being present in several protected areas, on Palawan the species is still threatened by the continuing decline in the quality and extent of its habitat. Therefore, required conservation measures include the effective protection of remaining rainforest, especially riverine habitats and gallery forests. In addition, improved enforcement of the SEP is needed as it has had limited success due to challenges in implementation.
Research Needed
Further taxonomic work is needed to clarify the taxonomic status of the Bornean subpopulations and, to facilitate identification in the field, more material needs to be collected.
On Palawan, the species occurs in Cleopatra's Needle Critical Habitat. If the uncertain records are confirmed as belonging to it then, in Sabah, it occurs in Crocker Range and Kinabalu National Parks, as well as, Mount Trus Madi (P. Yambun pers. comm. January 2018), and in Sarawak, it is known from Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary.
The Strategic Environmental Plan (SEP) for Palawan for areas was put into place by the national government in 1992, which aims to divide the island into a network of environmentally critical areas above 1,000 m asl (ECAN - Environmentally Critical Areas Network). The plan is operationalized on a local level by the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development. The map of these areas is currently being updated to include lowland areas below 1,000 m asl.
The Global Conservation Fund established a $1 million endowment fund for the Mount Mantalingajan range. The funds are held by the Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation and are used to protect remaining forest on the mountain.
The Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation is also managing about $30 million in funds from debt payments due to the US government, which are instead allocated for spending during 2016-2026 towards forest protection in three priority areas: Palawan Island, the Sierra Madre on Luzon Island, and eastern Mindanao Island.
Conservation Needed
Despite being present in several protected areas, on Palawan the species is still threatened by the continuing decline in the quality and extent of its habitat. Therefore, required conservation measures include the effective protection of remaining rainforest, especially riverine habitats and gallery forests. In addition, improved enforcement of the SEP is needed as it has had limited success due to challenges in implementation.
Research Needed
Further taxonomic work is needed to clarify the taxonomic status of the Bornean subpopulations and, to facilitate identification in the field, more material needs to be collected.