Pseudophilautus amboli (Biju & Bossuyt, 2009) - Amboli 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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Pseudophilautus amboli - Amboli Bush Frog



This extremely rare endemic species inhabits evergreen forests of Amboli, Maharashtra in the northern Western ghats of India (approximately 750m above sea level).

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. The current populaion size is unknown. The threat to its persistence comes from habitat degradation due to commercial development and tourism.
 

 

 

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa1211
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra14511141
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total114712241
S.D. Biju. 2004. Pseudophilautus amboli. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58910A11854647. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58910A11854647.en. Accessed on 03 November 2020.
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Pseudophilautus amboli (Biju & Bossuyt, 2009) – Amboli 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/pseudophilautus-amboli, accessed 2024/10/13.