Hero, Jean-Marc, Richards, Stephen, Alford, Ross, Allison, Ross, Bishop, Philip, Günther, Rainer, Iskandar, Djoko, Kraus, Fred, Lemckert, Frank, Menzies, James, Roberts, Dale, and Tyler, Michael (2008) Amphibians of the Australasian realm. In: Stuart, Simon, Hoffmann, Michael, Chanson, Janice, Cox, Neil, Berridge, Richard, Ramani, Pavithra, and Young, Bruce, (eds.) Threatened Amphibians of the World. International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Switzerland, pp. 65-70.

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Abstract

[Extract] There are 544 amphibians currently recorded from the Australasian Realm, 69 (13%) of which are considered globally threatened or Extinct. This is much lower than the global average of 33%1. However, the number of DD species, 178 (33%), is much higher than the global average of 23%. As sufficient information becomes available to assess these species, it is expected that some of them will contribute to an increase in the percentage of threatened species in the region.

Item ID:	49757
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Scholarly Work)
ISBN:	978-84-96553-41-5
Date Deposited:	02 Aug 2017 03:43
FoR Codes:	05 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES > 0502 Environmental Science and Management > 050202 Conservation and Biodiversity @ 80% 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0608 Zoology > 060809 Vertebrate Biology @ 20%
SEO Codes:	96 ENVIRONMENT > 9605 Ecosystem Assessment and Management > 960501 Ecosystem Assessment and Management at Regional or Larger Scales @ 60% 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9608 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity > 960805 Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales @ 40%
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