Post by Sebbe on Dec 14, 2016 19:41:01 GMT
This species is listed as Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) due to its limited distribution (with an extent of occurrence of about 13 km2), occurrence in a single location, and ongoing threats from agriculture expansion, charcoal production and wood extraction. The species has not been recorded for more than 30 years despite several intensive surveys and appears to have been rare beforehand, and it is possible that it is now extinct.
It is known only from a few specimens collected between 1978 and 1984 (Thomas et al. 1985, B. Hedges pers comm. 2015), despite the fact that this species has been very intensively searched for by targeted surveys (S.B. Hedges pers. comm. 2016). The most recent collection, in 1984, was of a single specimen in multiple hours of fieldwork, and with the assistance of multiple village children in addition to researchers as collectors (S.B. Hedges pers. comm. 2016). Based on the very limited data available, the species appears to be even rarer than it was historically, and it has not been recorded in over 30 years.
It is known only from a few specimens collected between 1978 and 1984 (Thomas et al. 1985, B. Hedges pers comm. 2015), despite the fact that this species has been very intensively searched for by targeted surveys (S.B. Hedges pers. comm. 2016). The most recent collection, in 1984, was of a single specimen in multiple hours of fieldwork, and with the assistance of multiple village children in addition to researchers as collectors (S.B. Hedges pers. comm. 2016). Based on the very limited data available, the species appears to be even rarer than it was historically, and it has not been recorded in over 30 years.
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