Leptobrachella palmata

Leptobrachella palmata
Conservation status

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptobrachella
Species: L. palmata
Binomial name
Leptobrachella palmata
Inger & Stuebing, 1992

Leptobrachella palmata is a species of amphibian in the Megophryidae family. It is endemic to Borneo, and only known from its type locality in Lipaso Forest Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia.[2] It has not been found in the nearby Gunung Mulu National Park, despite many surveys there. Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Inger, R., Das, I., Stuebing, R., Lakim, M. & Yambun, P. (2004). "Leptobrachella palmata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptobrachella palmata Inger and Stuebing, 1992". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 December 2013.