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ASAP Species are some of the most threatened species of Southeast Asia. Conserving species diversity in the region is vital for environmental and human health, and investing in the people and organisations driving the change has never been more important.

Leptobrachella kecil

Amphibians

May 22

Written By Vicki Guthrie

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Scientific name: Leptobrachella kecil

Geographic range: Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia)

Taxonomic group: Amphibian

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ASAP Partners working to conserve this species

News and projects

Articles & Stories

Protecting the Spoon-billed Sandpiper from hunting threats along the Ayeyarwady coastal zone in Myanmar

Mar 26, 2025

Protecting the Spoon-billed Sandpiper from hunting threats along the Ayeyarwady coastal zone in Myanmar

Mar 26, 2025

Mar 26, 2025

Mar 26, 2025

Protection of the peatswamp fish Betta burdigala on Bangka Island, Indonesia

Mar 26, 2025

Mar 26, 2025

Vulture conservation in southern Shan State, Myanmar

Mar 26, 2025

Vulture conservation in southern Shan State, Myanmar

Mar 26, 2025

Mar 26, 2025

On the road to recovery: in situ and ex situ conservation of the Burmese Roofed Turtle in Myanmar

Mar 26, 2025

On the road to recovery: in situ and ex situ conservation of the Burmese Roofed Turtle in Myanmar

Mar 26, 2025

Mar 26, 2025

Supporting the Saola Foundation's Management and Field Team through an unforeseen funding gap

Mar 26, 2025

Supporting the Saola Foundation's Management and Field Team through an unforeseen funding gap

Mar 26, 2025

Mar 26, 2025

Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (SAVE) meeting in Cambodia

Feb 4, 2025

Saving Asia’s Vultures from Extinction (SAVE) meeting in Cambodia

Feb 4, 2025

Feb 4, 2025

Conserving the Southern River Terrapin through community participation and stakeholder engagement

Feb 4, 2025

Conserving the Southern River Terrapin through community participation and stakeholder engagement

Feb 4, 2025

Feb 4, 2025

Establishing a robust evidence-base to inform conservation planning for giant rats across Biak-Supiori.

Feb 4, 2025

Establishing a robust evidence-base to inform conservation planning for giant rats across Biak-Supiori.

Feb 4, 2025

Feb 4, 2025

Assessing and mapping new potential habitat of White-bellied Heron in the Jomori river basin in eastern Bhutan

Feb 4, 2025

Assessing and mapping new potential habitat of White-bellied Heron in the Jomori river basin in eastern Bhutan

Feb 4, 2025

Feb 4, 2025

Development of a Conservation Breeding Facility for the Bleeding Toad

Feb 4, 2025

Development of a Conservation Breeding Facility for the Bleeding Toad

Feb 4, 2025

Feb 4, 2025

Enhancing the conservation of the Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher in Central Java

Feb 4, 2025

Enhancing the conservation of the Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher in Central Java

Feb 4, 2025

Feb 4, 2025

Supporting local champions: Reflections on the first year as ASAP's Indonesia Programme Coordinator

Dec 16, 2024

Supporting local champions: Reflections on the first year as ASAP's Indonesia Programme Coordinator

Dec 16, 2024

Dec 16, 2024

Celebrating the Next Generation of Women Leaders in Conservation

Dec 9, 2024

Celebrating the Next Generation of Women Leaders in Conservation

Dec 9, 2024

Dec 9, 2024

Rediscovery of Sabah’s endemic toad: a conservation milestone, hampered by landslides

Oct 8, 2024

Rediscovery of Sabah’s endemic toad: a conservation milestone, hampered by landslides

Oct 8, 2024

Oct 8, 2024

New training course will boost fundraising for conservation in Southeast Asia

Aug 29, 2024

New training course will boost fundraising for conservation in Southeast Asia

Aug 29, 2024

Aug 29, 2024

Announcing the launch of our new website!

Jul 31, 2024

Announcing the launch of our new website!

Jul 31, 2024

Jul 31, 2024

Bringing women conservation leaders together in Siem Reap

Jun 26, 2024

Bringing women conservation leaders together in Siem Reap

Jun 26, 2024

Jun 26, 2024

Protecting the Visayan Warty Pig from the African Swine Fever virus

Jun 17, 2024

Protecting the Visayan Warty Pig from the African Swine Fever virus

Jun 17, 2024

Jun 17, 2024

Emergency relocation of the world's only ex situ conservation programme for Gigante Wrinkled Ground Frog

Jun 17, 2024

Emergency relocation of the world's only ex situ conservation programme for Gigante Wrinkled Ground Frog

Jun 17, 2024

Jun 17, 2024

Building a breeding enclosure to support the recovery of Siamese Crocodile in Laos amidst an obligatory relocation

Jun 17, 2024

Building a breeding enclosure to support the recovery of Siamese Crocodile in Laos amidst an obligatory relocation

Jun 17, 2024

Jun 17, 2024

Urgent repairs to the breeding facilities for two ASAP bird species at Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity

Jun 17, 2024

Urgent repairs to the breeding facilities for two ASAP bird species at Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity

Jun 17, 2024

Jun 17, 2024

Urgent surveys to determine population status, key threats, and conservation action for three fishes endemic to Lake Poso, Sulawesi

Jun 17, 2024

Urgent surveys to determine population status, key threats, and conservation action for three fishes endemic to Lake Poso, Sulawesi

Jun 17, 2024

Jun 17, 2024

Urgent conservation action for the catfish Clarias sulcatus, an island endemic species in Redang Island

Jun 17, 2024

Urgent conservation action for the catfish Clarias sulcatus, an island endemic species in Redang Island

Jun 17, 2024

Jun 17, 2024

Flood-proofing an important hatchery for the Palawan Forest Turtle

Jun 17, 2024

Flood-proofing an important hatchery for the Palawan Forest Turtle

Jun 17, 2024

Jun 17, 2024

Releasing a Philippine Eagle back to the Bislig Key Biodiversity Area (KBA)

Jun 17, 2024

Releasing a Philippine Eagle back to the Bislig Key Biodiversity Area (KBA)

Jun 17, 2024

Jun 17, 2024

Gathering the evidence needed to conserve critical habitat for Vietnam’s most threatened amphibians

Jun 14, 2024

Gathering the evidence needed to conserve critical habitat for Vietnam’s most threatened amphibians

Jun 14, 2024

Jun 14, 2024

Maintaining a nest box network for Bali Starling in Besikalung Wildlife Sanctuary

Jun 14, 2024

Maintaining a nest box network for Bali Starling in Besikalung Wildlife Sanctuary

Jun 14, 2024

Jun 14, 2024

Jun 14, 2024

Investigating the illegal trade in Vietnamese Crested Argus

Jun 14, 2024

Jun 14, 2024

Strengthening mitigation measures to protect the Sulawesi Crested Black Macaques in a time of crisis

Jun 14, 2024

Strengthening mitigation measures to protect the Sulawesi Crested Black Macaques in a time of crisis

Jun 14, 2024

Jun 14, 2024

Surveys for Delacour’s Langurs in an unprotected area of limestone forest

Jun 12, 2024

Surveys for Delacour’s Langurs in an unprotected area of limestone forest

Jun 12, 2024

Jun 12, 2024

Vicki Guthrie

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