Lipaso Forest Reserve

Lipaso Forest Reserve
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Lipaso Forest Reserve Location in Borneo
Location	Sabah, Malaysia
Nearest city	Telupid, Telupid District
Coordinates	5°41′49″N 117°01′37″E
Area	36.06 km^2 (13.92 sq mi)
Established	1984
Governing body	Sabah Forestry Department[1]

Lipaso Forest Reserve is a protected forest reserve in Telupid District of Sandakan Division, Sabah, Malaysia.[2] It was designated as a Class 1 Protection Forest by the Sabah Forestry Department in 1984. Its area is 3,606 hectares (36.06 km^2).[3] The reserve is mountainous with some palm oil plantations and farms in the surroundings. The forest is mostly mixed dipterocarp. Threats to the reserve forests include fires and encroachment for agriculture.[1]

Flora

Lipaso Forest Reserve hosts threatened tree species such as Dipterocarpus applanatus and Dipterocarpus confertus. Other reserve species include Dipterocarpus caudiferus and Parashorea malaanonan. The reserve hosts numerous Shorea species.[1]

Fauna

Lipaso Forest Reserve is home to a critically endangered species of frog, Leptobrachella palmata, which is known only from the reserve.[4] Barking deer and wild boar also inhabit the reserve.[1]

References

1. "Lipaso". Sabah Forestry Department. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
2. Sheldon, Frederick H (October 2015). "Gazetteer and site-based history of the ornithology of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural Science, Louisiana State University. 1 (86): 7. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
3. "Lipaso Protection Forest Reserve". Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Malaysia). Retrieved 12 June 2021.
4. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2018). "Leptobrachella palmata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T57546A123692004. Retrieved 12 June 2021.