▁ground ▁and ▁a est iv ate , ▁remaining ▁d orm ant ▁until ▁rain ▁falls ▁or ▁conditions ▁improve . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁to ▁a est iv ate ▁for ▁as ▁long ▁as ▁three ▁years ▁at ▁a ▁time . ▁Stim ulated ▁by ▁changing ▁conditions , ▁all ▁the ▁to ads ▁may ▁emer ge ▁at ▁once ▁and ▁con greg ate ▁in ▁great ▁numbers ▁in ▁suitable ▁places ▁to ▁bre ed . ▁The ▁car pet ▁vi per ▁and ▁Brand t ' s ▁h edge h og ▁pre y ▁on ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁to ad ▁and ▁seem ▁to ▁be ▁un har med ▁by ▁the ▁no x ious ▁secret ions ▁it ▁produces . ▁ ▁Status ▁B . ▁arab icus ▁is ▁a ▁common ▁species ▁around ▁suitable ▁water ▁bodies ▁within ▁its ▁range ▁and ▁seems ▁able ▁to ▁adapt ▁to ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁habitat ▁types . ▁No ▁particular ▁thre ats ▁are ▁known ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁range ▁is ▁well ▁away ▁from ▁human ▁habit ations . ▁The ▁Far as an ▁Islands ▁are ▁a ▁protected ▁area ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁The ▁International ▁Union ▁for ▁Conserv ation ▁of ▁Nature ▁has ▁ass essed ▁this ▁to ad ' s ▁conservation ▁status ▁as ▁being ▁of ▁" le ast ▁concern ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁arab ica ▁Category : Am ph ib ians ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁Category : End em ic ▁fa una ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁Pen ins ula ▁Category : Ver te br ates ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁Pen ins ula ▁Category : Am ph ib ians ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁Category : Art icles