Raorchestes munnarensis (Biju & Bossuyt, 2009) - Munnar 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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Raorchestes munnarensis - Munnar Bush Frog



This extremely rare species is endemic to localities of Munnar (Kerala), in the south Western Ghats of India at the heights of 1,500m above sea level. It inhabits areas with secondary vegetation.


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 the species is declining, and its current population size is unknown. Its Extent of Occurrence is less than 100 sq km. The threat to its persistence comes from habitat degradation for non-timber plantation and urbanization.
 

 

 

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
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. 2004. Raorchestes munnarensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58914A11855634. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58914A11855634.en. Accessed on 03 November 2020.
 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Raorchestes munnarensis (Biju & Bossuyt, 2009) – Munnar 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-munnarensis, accessed 2024/10/13.