Philautus sanctisilvaticus Das & Chanda, 1997 - Sacred Grove Bush Frog

Subspecies in India

This species is listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).
 

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Philautus sanctisilvaticus - Sacred Grove Bush Frog



This endemic species is extremely rare. It is mainly found in the mesic forests of Jabalpur District (23° 10'N; 81° 70'E) in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Conservation Status:

 

 

This species is listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).


According to the IUCN Red List assessment, the population of this species is declining. Currently, its population size is unknown. The primary threat to its persistence comes from habitat disturbance due to tourism, commercial development, and other human encroachments like logging and fire.
 

 

 

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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
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh1
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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Indraneil Das, Sushil Dutta, Karthikeyan Vasudevan, S.P. Vijayakumar. 2004. Philautus sanctisilvaticus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58897A11846368. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58897A11846368.en. Accessed on 03 November 2020.
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Philautus sanctisilvaticus Das & Chanda, 1997 – Sacred Grove Bush Frog. 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/philautus-sanctisilvaticus, accessed 2024/05/12.