Table 1 Top species by estimated occupancy in the LSU dataset.

From: Measuring protected-area effectiveness using vertebrate distributions from leech iDNA

Rank

Scientific name

Common name

IUCN category

Occupancy (95% BCI)

1

Bufo pageoti

Tonkin toad (缅甸溪蟾)

NT

0.642 (0.541–0.761)

2

Bombina maxima

Yunnan firebelly toad (大蹼铃蟾)

0.639 (0.541–0.751)

3

Rhacophorus sp1

0.635 (0.478–0.833)

4

Bos taurus

Domestic cattle (黄牛)

0.630 (0.545–0.713)

5

Capra hircus

Domestic goat (山羊)

0.626 (0.493–0.766)

6

Nanorana yunnanensis

Yunnan spiny frog (云南棘蛙)

EN

0.597 (0.330–0.842)

7

Megophryidae sp5

0.596 (0.301–0.890)

8

Glyphoglossus yunnanensis

Yunnan small narrow-mouthed frog (云南小狭口蛙)

LC

0.595 (0.234–0.904)

9

Tylototriton verrucosus

Himalayan salamander (棕黑疣螈)

LC

0.593 (0.378–0.823)

10

Nanorana maculosa

piebald spiny frog (花棘蛙)

VU

0.589 (0.196–0.909)

11

Megophryidae sp4

0.587 (0.167–0.923)

12

Leptobrachium ailaonicum

Ailao moustache toad (哀牢髭蟾)

NT

0.587 (0.182–0.923)

13

Cynops cyanurus

cyan newt (蓝尾蝾螈)

LC

0.586 (0.172–0.914)

14

Kurixalus sp1

0.586 (0.182–0.900)

15

Megophryidae sp1

0.585 (0.182–0.909)

16

Kurixalus sp2

0.584 (0.167–0.909)

17

Megophryidae sp6

0.580 (0.158–0.923)

18

Theloderma bicolor

Chapa bug-eyed frog (双色棱皮树蛙)

EN

0.577 (0.134–0.928)

19

Megophryidae sp2

0.575 (0.144–0.895)

20

Amolops mantzorum

Mouping sucker frog (四川湍蛙)

LC

0.570 (0.196–0.900)

  1. Occupancy represents the posterior mean for the fraction of patrol areas occupied by each species, with 95% Bayesian confidence intervals (BCIs) shown in parentheses. Taxonomic information and IUCN Red List category are based on classification generated by PROTAX. Supplementary Data 1 provides a complete list of species.
  2. IUCN categories: LC least concern, NT near threatened, EN endangered.