Pedostibes tuberculosus Günther, 1876 - Malabar Tree Toad

Subspecies in India

 

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Pedostibes tuberculosus - Malabar Tree Toad



This species is very rare. It is semi-arboreal and it inhabits the montane moist evergreen forests and wetlands of the Western Ghats of India, at elevations of 300-1,800m asl.
 
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According to the IUCN Red List assessment, the population of this species is declining. The current population size is unknown. The Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 sq km. The threat to its persistence comes from habitat disturbances due to the conversion of forests into non-timber plantations and other human encroachment.
 

 

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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala1311
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total1311

S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger, Vivek Ashok Gour-Broome. 2004. Pedostibes tuberculosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T16470A5918772. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T16470A5918772.en. Accessed on 05 November 2020.
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Pedostibes tuberculosus Günther, 1876 – Malabar Tree Toad. In Gosavi, N., A. Bayani, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 1.05. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianamphibians.org/pedostibes-tuberculosus, accessed 2024/10/13.