Raorchestes chromasynchysi (Biju & Bossuyt, 2009) - Confusing Green Bush Frog

Subspecies in India

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

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Raorchestes chromasynchysi - Confusing Green Bush Frog



This species is rare. It inhabits shrubs and tropical forests of the montane shola of the southern Western Ghats, at heights ranging from 800m - 1,500m.


Conservation Status:

 

 

This species is listed as Vulnerable 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 stable, and the current population size is unknown. Its Extent of Occurrence is approximately 7,204 sq km. The threat to its persistence comes from large scale plantation and other human encroachments.
 

 

 

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
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
Karnataka13
Kerala1131
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total11314

IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, . 2012. Raorchestes chromasynchysi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T187830A1828505.

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Raorchestes chromasynchysi (Biju & Bossuyt, 2009) – Confusing Green 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/raorchestes-chromasynchysi, accessed 2024/05/12.