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asl, where they go into dormancy during the dry season (
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s occurs in a few sub-populations in
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and
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(
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). We found
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<emphasis id="B9339110FFB6FFC8FB22801CA7F07E9D" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="80">N. occidentalis occidentalis</emphasis>
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at
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asl, on very humid steep slopes in the montane grassland (
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,
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asl).
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and
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were discovered under rocks. The sizes of the juveniles ranged from 12.014.0 mm while the female measured 23.0 mm. The basic dorsal color of the juveniles was dark brown, with a somewhat irregular mixture of light brown and white spots. Their snout, eyelids, and legs were colored light brown. The juveniles showed a pattern typical for adult males (
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), whereas the female had a nearly uniform light brown dorsal color (
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). The main threat for this species in
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is bush fires in the dry season. A detailed assessment of the distribution and population sizes of
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from
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is urgently needed.
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