Subspecies in India
This species is listed as Critically Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Raorchestes ponmudi - Large Ponmudi Bush Frog
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This endemic species is extremely rare. It inhabits evergreen forests of Ponmudi hills and Agasthyamala hills (Wyanaad District) in south Western Ghats of India, 1,000m 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. Its current population size is unknown and its Extent of Occurrence is less than 100 sq km. The threat to its persistence comes from habitat fragmentation due to tea plantation.
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| Kerala | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| Total | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
S.D. Biju. 2004. Raorchestes ponmudi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58916A11855908. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58916A11855908.en. Accessed on 03 November 2020.
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Raorchestes ponmudi (Biju & Bossuyt, 2005) – Large 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-ponmudi, accessed 2024/05/12.