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亞洲區內保育工作：兩棲動物的保育—

Sterling’s Toothed Toad 和 Botsford’s Leaf-litter Frog

Regional Conservation Efforts: Leaping to the Defence of Amphibians –
Sterling’s Toothed Toad and Botsford’s Leaf-litter Frog

威脅及保育價值 Threats and conservation values
在東南亞進行兩棲動物保育工作的一大難題是 A critical issue affecting amphibian conservation in Southeast Asia is
當地缺乏有關知識和執行能力。越南的黃連山山脈 the lack of knowledge and local capacity for implementation. Hoang
除 孕 育 了 Botsford’s Leaf-litter Frog 和 Sterling’s Lien Son Range, Vietnam, home to the Botsford’s leaf-litter frog
Toothed Toad，更是兩棲動物多樣性和特有性的 and Sterling’s toothed toad, is an important location for amphibian
重要地區。 diversity and endemism.
Working alongside local conservationists, the collaborative project
保育基金聯同當地保育專家與倫敦動物學會攜手 between OPCFHK and the Zoological Society of London focused
合作，了解這兩種極度瀕危兩棲動物的生態，藉以 on the biology and ecology of these two critically endangered
保護其關鍵棲息地，以及評估和減輕該地區對物種 amphibians, site protection for critical habitat retention, and mitigation
的病理威脅。 and assessment of pathological threats to amphibians in the area.

Conservation efforts and achievements
The project’s main focus was to map the distributional range of the
Sterling’s toothed toad and Botsford’s leaf-litter frog to get a better
understanding of the biology and ecology of the species, and to
increase local capacity for amphibian conservation in Vietnam.
To everyone’s surprise, two new species – the Mount Fansipan
horned frog (Megophrys fansipanensis) and the Hoang Lien horned
© Benjamin Tapley
frog (Megophrys hoanglienensis) – were discovered during the course
Botsford’s Leaf-litter Frog of the project. This showed how little is known about amphibians in
the region and the importance of this conservation project.

© Benjamin Tapley
Sterling’s Toothed Toad
保育工作與成果
此項目的主要目的是標示 Sterling’s Toothed Toad
和 Botsford’s leaf-litter frog 的 分 布 範 圍， 從 而 更
了解牠們的生態並進行能力建設工作，培訓當地
保育人員。
除了上述保育工作，研究人員更在項目進行時
意外地發現兩個新物種，分別是 Megophrys
fanipanensis 和 Megophrys hoanglienensis。這項
發現更突顯我們對當地的兩棲動物認知甚少，亦肯定 © Benjamin Tapley
了此項目的重要性。

學名 Oreolalax sterlingae and Leptolalax botsfordi
Scientific name
概要 保護物種及其棲息地之餘，增加當地知識和實施保育策略的能力亦非常重要
Overview It is important to protect the species and its habitat, as well as enhancing knowledge and capacity building
保育狀況 極度瀕危
IUCN status Critically Endangered
估計數量 不確定
Population Uncertain
主要威脅 住宅和商業發展破壞棲息地、棲息地污染和氣候變化（例如惡劣天氣和極端溫度）
Threats Habitat destruction due to residential and commercial development, pollution and climate change such as severe weather and
extreme temperatures

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