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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}<br />
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| name = Amboli bush frog<br />
| image = Amboli Bush Frog calling.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Individual with inflated vocal sac in Amboli.<br />
| status = CR<br />
| status_system = IUCN3.1<br />
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=S.D. Biju |date=2004 |title=''Pseudophilautus amboli'' |volume=2004 |article-number=e.T58910A11854647 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58910A11854647.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref><br />
| taxon = Pseudophilautus amboli<br />
| authority = ([[Sathyabhama Das Biju|Biju]] and Bossuyt, 2009)<ref name=frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Pseudophilautus+amboli |title=''Pseudophilautus amboli'' (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2013 |work=Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref><br />
| synonyms = ''Philautus amboli'' <small>Biju and Bossuyt, 2009</small><ref name=BijuBossuyt>{{Cite journal | last1 = Biju | first1 = S. D.| author-link1 = Sathyabhama Das Biju| last2 = Bossuyt | first2 = F. | doi = 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00466.x | title = Systematics and phylogeny of ''Philautus'' Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species | journal = Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society | volume = 155 | issue = 2 | pages = 374–444| year = 2009 | doi-access = free }}</ref><br />
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'''''Pseudophilautus amboli''''', the '''Amboli bush frog''', is a rare [[shrub frog]] [[species]] [[endemic]] to the [[Western Ghats]] ([[India]]). It is found in [[Amboli, Sindhudurg|Amboli]] (the [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]]) and Amba in [[Maharashtra]] and in [[Castle Rock, Karnataka|Castle Rock]], [[Londa, Karnataka|Londa]], [[Jog Falls]]-Mavingundi, and [[Kudremukh]]-[[Malleshwaram]] in [[Karnataka]].<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /><ref name=frost/><br />
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==Description==<br />
The Amboli bush frog is a small frog, though it is medium-sized to large among its relatives. The snout–vent length of this species is {{convert|34|mm|abbr=on}} in males and to {{convert|37.5|mm|abbr=on}} in females.<ref name=BijuBossuyt/><ref name =pgft>{{cite book |last=Gururaja |first=K V |title= Pictorial Guide to Frogs and Toads of the Western Ghats |year= 2012 |publisher= Gubbi Labs |pages=116–117}}</ref> Males have a large and transparent [[vocal sack]] when calling. The body is rather robust. Discs of fingertips are much enlarged. [[Tympanum (anatomy)|Tympanum]] is dark brown. [[Dorsum (anatomy)|dorsum]] is uniform blackish brown. Throat lemon yellowish with minute black spots.<ref name=BijuBossuyt/><br />
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==Habitat==<br />
In Amboli it was found in extremely disturbed areas close to evergreen forest patches, although it is not known whether or not it occurs in primary evergreen forest. It breeds by direct development.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /><br />
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==Threats and conservation action==<br />
The major threat to the species is [[habitat loss]] and [[habitat fragmentation|fragmentation]] due to [[urbanization]] and [[tourism]] development. It is not known to occur in any protected areas, making habitat protection an urgent priority.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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Pseudophilautus amboli at bisile.JPG|Typical Amboli bush frog<br />
Amboli Bush Frog with enlarged vocal sac for mating calls.jpg|Amboli bush frog with enlarged vocal sac for mating calls<br />
Amboli bush frogs - In amplexus .jpg|Amplexus<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Pseudophilautus|amboli]]<br />
[[Category:Frogs of India]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic amphibians of India]]<br />
[[Category:Fauna of Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Fauna of Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Taxa named by Sathyabhama Das Biju]]<br />
[[Category:Amphibians described in 2009]]</div>Rupa Banerjee Editor