Amphibians Diversity along the Stream Line outside Protection Area at Than To District and Betong District, Yala Province

Authors

  • Sitthisak Jantarat Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Mueng, Pattani 94000, Thailand.
  • Anis Tohpong Faculty of Education, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Mueng, Pattani 94000, Thailand.
  • Resfeeya Lamputeh Faculty of Education, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Mueng, Pattani 94000, Thailand.
  • Somsak Buatip Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Mueng, Pattani 94000, Thailand.
  • Thaintip Kraiprom Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Mueng, Pattani 94000, Thailand.
  • Pun Yeesin Faculty of Science and Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Mueng, Pattani 94000, Thailand.

Keywords:

amphibian, Shannon-Wiener diversity index, evenness index, Yala Province

Abstract

The study of amphibian diversity along the stream line outside protection area in Than To District and Betong District, Yala Province. The amphibians were counted using the visual encounter survey method in December 2019, July 2020, and March 2021 at 7.00 pm. – 10.00 pm. In this study, a total of 2 orders, 7 families, and 28 species were recorded: 25 species in Ban Wang Sai village, Than To district, and 21 species in Ban Saho village, Betong district. The Shannon-Wiener diversity index at both study sites was similar (= 2.50). Moreover, the evenness index in Ban Saho village (0.82) was higher than in Ban Wang Sai village (0.78). The frequency of species occurrence in Ban Wang Sai village included 2 common species, 11 moderately common species, and 12 uncommon species. In Ban Saho village, there was 1 common species, 9 moderately common species, 7 uncommon species, and 2 near-threatened (Limnonectes blythii and L. malesianus). Therefore, in conservation, it is necessary to protect species by emphasizing natural or good agricultural practices, reducing land use changes, and limiting the expansion of cultivation areas. This includes reducing the catch of economic species.

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2024-08-28

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Jantarat, S., Tohpong, A., Lamputeh, R., Buatip, S., Kraiprom, T., & Yeesin, P. (2024). Amphibians Diversity along the Stream Line outside Protection Area at Than To District and Betong District, Yala Province. Recent Science and Technology, 16(3), 826–841. Retrieved from https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/rmutsvrj/article/view/254368

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2024): September - December 2024

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