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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 subterranean species inhabits evergreen forests, paddy fields, rubber plantations, rural gardens and farms, wetlands (boggy areas), and cattle pastureland. Adults are often found under moist decaying leaf litter, in humus, dung and rotting vegetation. This species reproduces by larval development; the eggs are laid on land and the larvae live in flowing water.
This species has been recorded in tea plantations (De Silva 2009) and other agricultural habitats that retain high enough levels of vegetation and moisture. However, it is not thought to be tolerant of more extreme changes that result in much lower soil moisture levels, consistently alter soil chemistry, and have have the potential to result in fragmentation (Sri Lanka Red List Assessment Workshop February 2020).
This species has been recorded in tea plantations (De Silva 2009) and other agricultural habitats that retain high enough levels of vegetation and moisture. However, it is not thought to be tolerant of more extreme changes that result in much lower soil moisture levels, consistently alter soil chemistry, and have have the potential to result in fragmentation (Sri Lanka Red List Assessment Workshop February 2020).
Range:
This species is endemic to central and southwestern Sri Lanka where it has been recorded at elevations ranging from 20-1,500 m asl, but is not found above 1,500 m asl (Sri Lanka Red List Assessment Workshop February 2020). A record from northeastern India has been disputed, and is highly improbable and therefore not included on the map. This species is the most widely distributed caecilian in the country (De Silva 2009). Its extent of occurrence (EOO) is 10,395 km2 and it is thought to occur in ten or fewer threat-defined locations.
Conservation:
Conservation Actions In-Place
This species has been recorded from the well-protected areas of Sinharaja World Heritage Site, Dellawa Forest Reserve, Knuckles Range Forest Reserve, and the Udawattakele Forest Reserve.
Conservation Needed
Continued and strengthened management of protected area(s) where this species occurs, and expanded protection of suitable habitat elsewhere in its range, is needed in view of the varying degrees of habitat loss and degradation faced by this species.
Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats. There is a need for monitoring the population status of this species given the threats of habitat loss, agrochemical pollution, and the potential impacts of climate change.
This species has been recorded from the well-protected areas of Sinharaja World Heritage Site, Dellawa Forest Reserve, Knuckles Range Forest Reserve, and the Udawattakele Forest Reserve.
Conservation Needed
Continued and strengthened management of protected area(s) where this species occurs, and expanded protection of suitable habitat elsewhere in its range, is needed in view of the varying degrees of habitat loss and degradation faced by this species.
Research Needed
More information is needed on this species' distribution, population status, ecology, and threats. There is a need for monitoring the population status of this species given the threats of habitat loss, agrochemical pollution, and the potential impacts of climate change.