Subspecies in India
This is also known as the Spotted Bush Frog.
This species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).
This species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Raorchestes tinniens - Nilgiri Bush Frog
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This species is very rare. It inhabits montane grasslands and tropical evergreen forests of the southern Western Ghats of India (mainly Ooty and the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu), at heights ranging 1,700m - 2,000m asl.
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as 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, and its current population size is unknown. Its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 sq km with a severely fragmented distribution. The threat to its persistence comes from habitat disturbance due to agriculture and urbanization.
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| Kerala | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
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| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Biju, S.D., Dasaramji Buddhe, G., Dutta, S., Vasudevan, K., Srinivasulu, C. & Vijayakumar, S.P. 2004. Raorchestes tinniens (errata version published in 2016). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58926A86247871. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58926A11857942.en. Accessed on 07 November 2020.
Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Raorchestes tinniens (Jerdon, 1853) – Nilgiri 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-tinniens, accessed 2024/10/13.