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Kalophrynus interlineatus
Assessment by: Peter Paul van Dijk, Annemarie Ohler, Shi Haitao, Bosco Chan

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Taxonomy
Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Animalia

Chordata

Amphibia

Anura

Microhylidae

Taxon Name:Kalophrynus interlineatus Blyth, 1855

Taxonomic Source(s):
Frost, D.R. 2013. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.6 (9 January 2013).
Electronic Database. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Available at:
http://research.amnh.org/herpetology/amphibia/index.html.

Taxonomic Notes:
This form was elevated to full species by Matsui et al. (1996).

Assessment Information
Red List Category & Criteria:

Least Concern ver 3.1

Year Published:

2004

Date Assessed:

April 30, 2004

Annotations:

Needs Updating

Justification:
Listed as Least Concern in view of its wide distribution, tolerance of a degree of habitat modification,
presumed large population, and because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in
a more threatened category.

Geographic Range
Range Description:
This species is known from Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan Provinces, including Hong Kong, in
southern China, central Myanmar through northern Thailand, and much of Lao People's Democratic
Republic, Cambodia and virtually all of Viet Nam (Matsui et al., 1996; Zug et al., 1998). It occurs from
lowlands up to 900m asl.

Country Occurrence:
Native: Cambodia; China; Hong Kong; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam

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Distribution Map

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Population
It is generally not a common species, not even at breeding aggregations, and populations appear to be
localized within its wide range.
Current Population Trend:Stable

Habitat and Ecology (see Appendix for additional information)

It inhabits grasslands, shrublands, and deciduous forest and is also found on the edge of rainforest
(Chan-ard et al., 1999). It has also been found in degraded forest and abandoned and cultivated fields. It
breeds in small temporary rain pools or freshwater marshes.

Systems:Terrestrial, Freshwater

Threats (see Appendix for additional information)

Destruction and degradation of breeding habitats caused by land use changes and the intensification of
agriculture are threats to this species in China. In mainland Southeast Asia there might be localized
impacts from forest degradation or the pollution of rain pools.

Conservation Actions (see Appendix for additional information)

The species inhabits several protected areas throughout its range. Safeguarding the integrity of existing
protected areas and gathering information about the species' conservation biology is desirable.

Credits
Assessor(s):

Peter Paul van Dijk, Annemarie Ohler, Shi Haitao, Bosco Chan

Reviewer(s):

Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson

and Neil Cox)

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Bibliography
Chan-ard, T., Grossmann, W., Gumprecht, A. and Schulz, K.-D. 1999. Amphibians and Reptiles of
Peninsular Malaysia and Thailand - an illustrated checklist. Bushmaster Publications, Wuerselen,
Germany.
Fei, L., Ye, C.-Y., Huang, Y.-A. and Liu, M.-Y. 1999. Atlas of Amphibians of China. Henan Science and
Technical Press, Zhengzhou.
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November 2004.
Lau, M.W.N. 1998. Habitat Use by Hong Kong Amphibians, with Special Reference to the Ecology and
Conservation of Philautus romeri. Ph.D. Thesis, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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China. World Wide Fund for Nature International, Hong Kong.
Matsui, M., Chan-ard, T. and Nabhitabhata, J. 1996. Distinct specific status of Kalophrynus pleurostigma
interlineatus (Anura, Mycrohylidae). Copeia: 440-445.
Ziegler, T., Herrmann, H-W., Thanh, V.N., Quyet, L.K., Hiep, N.T., Chinh, C.X., Thanh, L.M. and Tri, D.H.
2004. The Amphibians and Reptiles of the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province,
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Zug, G.R., Htun Win, Thin T., ThanZawMin, WinZawLhon, KyawKyaw. 1998. Herpetofauna of the Chatthin
W.S., North-central Myanmar with preliminary observations of their natural history. Hamadryad: 111120.

Citation
Peter Paul van Dijk, Annemarie Ohler, Shi Haitao, Bosco Chan. 2004. Kalophrynus interlineatus. The IUCN
Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T57837A11691984.
http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T57837A11691984.en

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Appendix
Habitats
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
Habitat

Season

Suitability

Major
Importance?

1. Forest -> 1.6. Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland

Suitable

3. Shrubland -> 3.6. Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Moist

Suitable

4. Grassland -> 4.5. Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry

Suitable

5. Wetlands (inland) -> 5.4. Wetlands (inland) - Bogs, Marshes, Swamps,

Fens, Peatlands

Suitable

5. Wetlands (inland) -> 5.8. Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent

Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)

Suitable

14. Artificial/Terrestrial -> 14.1. Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land

Marginal

14. Artificial/Terrestrial -> 14.3. Artificial/Terrestrial - Plantations

Marginal

14. Artificial/Terrestrial -> 14.4. Artificial/Terrestrial - Rural Gardens

Suitable

14. Artificial/Terrestrial -> 14.6. Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical

Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Suitable

Threats
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Threat

Timing

Scope

Severity

Impact Score

2. Agriculture & aquaculture -> 2.1. Annual &

perennial non-timber crops -> 2.1.1. Shifting
agriculture

Ongoing

Stresses:

1. Ecosystem stresses -> 1.1. Ecosystem conversion

1. Ecosystem stresses -> 1.2. Ecosystem degradation

Ongoing

Stresses:

1. Ecosystem stresses -> 1.1. Ecosystem conversion

1. Ecosystem stresses -> 1.2. Ecosystem degradation

Ongoing

Stresses:

1. Ecosystem stresses -> 1.2. Ecosystem degradation

Ongoing

Stresses:

1. Ecosystem stresses -> 1.2. Ecosystem degradation

2. Agriculture & aquaculture -> 2.1. Annual &

perennial non-timber crops -> 2.1.2. Small-holder
farming

5. Biological resource use -> 5.3. Logging & wood

harvesting -> 5.3.5. Motivation
Unknown/Unrecorded
7. Natural system modifications -> 7.1. Fire & fire
suppression -> 7.1.3. Trend Unknown/Unrecorded

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Conservation Actions in Place

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Conservation Actions in Place
In-Place Land/Water Protection and Management
Conservation sites identified: Yes, over entire range
Occur in at least one PA: Yes

Conservation Actions Needed

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Conservation Actions Needed
2. Land/water management -> 2.1. Site/area management

Research Needed
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Research Needed
1. Research -> 1.2. Population size, distribution & trends
1. Research -> 1.3. Life history & ecology

Additional Data Fields

Population
Population severely fragmented: No

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