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Gryllotalpa fulvipes (Saussure, 1877)
| Family Name: | Gryllotalpidae |
| Taxonomic Group: | Invertebrates |
| Common Name: | Mole Cricket |
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Ecology, Habitat & Location
| Ecological Notes | Presumed like its entire group to be a soil burrower, as far as known confined to primary forest. |
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| Habitats | Forest, Terrestrial |
| Distribution | Known originally from Singaproe and until recently only from the type specimen collected by Ida Pfeiffer and preserved in the Vienna museum. Since then, a second specimen was collected in January 1978, at the foot of a small tree on Bukit Timah Hill (D. H. Murphy). An immature has also been seen in Bukit Timah in rotten wood just fallen from a high tree. |
| Nature Reserves | Bukit Timah Nature Reserve |
Conservation
| Trends & Threats | Habitat degradation. |
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| Scientific Interest & Potential Value | At the time he described it, Saussure was in some doubt whether this might be only a variety of the relatively common species, G. hirsuta Burm. It is however a quite distinct species. |
| Conservation Notes | The continuing conservation of the intact forests is the only effective means of conserving this species. Prevention of poaching, and avoidance of chemical use would supplement this. |
Status
| Singapore Red Data Book Status | Endangered (EN) [2008] |
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References
| References | Davison, G.W.H., Ng, P.K.L. & Ho, H.C (Eds.). 2008. The Singapore Red Data Book (2nd Edition). Singapore: Nature Society (Singapore). 285pp |
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