Raorchestes graminirupes (Biju & Bossuyt, 2005) - Ponmudi 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 graminirupes - Ponmudi Bush Frog


This Ponmudi hills based species is rare. It inhabits the grasslands and shrublands in the southern Western Ghats of India), at the heights of 1,030m asl.
 
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 its current population size is unknown. The threat to its persistence comes from habitat disturbance due to agriculture.
 
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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
Kerala424
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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S.D. Biju. 2004. Raorchestes graminirupes. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58909A11854378. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58909A11854378.en. Accessed on 09 November 2020.
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Raorchestes graminirupes (Biju & Bossuyt, 2005) – Ponmudi 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-graminirupes, accessed 2024/05/13.