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| image = Raorchestes munnarensis.jpg | | image = Raorchestes munnarensis.jpg | ||
| status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1 | | status = CR | status_system = IUCN3.1 | ||
| status_ref = <ref name= | | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=S.D. Biju |date=2004 |title=''Raorchestes munnarensis'' |volume=2004 |page=e.T58914A11855634 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58914A11855634.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref> | ||
| taxon = Raorchestes munnarensis | | taxon = Raorchestes munnarensis | ||
| authority = (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009) | | authority = (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009) | ||
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==Threats== | ==Threats== | ||
The species is [[threatened]] by anthropogenic [[habitat loss]].<ref name= | The species is [[threatened]] by anthropogenic [[habitat loss]].<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" /> including habitat clearance for tea and eucalyptus plantations, all the more concerning since there are no other areas of suitable habitat known in the surrounding region. | ||
==Conservation Actions== | ==Conservation Actions== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:42, 17 November 2021
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Scientific classification 
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/RaorchestesR. munnarensis
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| Template:Taxonomy/RaorchestesRaorchestes munnarensis (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)
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Philautus munnarensis Biju and Bossuyt, 2009 | |
Raorchestes munnarensis (Munnar bush frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to Munnar, Kerala, along the Ghat road to Devikulam in the southern Western Ghats, India.[2]
Habitat[edit | edit source]
It is known only from a small area (less than 20 km²) of secondary vegetation, adjoining the forest along the Ghat road. Specimens were found close to a tea plantation, but not inside the plantation. It breeds by direct development. Its natural habitat is heavily degraded former forest.
Threats[edit | edit source]
The species is threatened by anthropogenic habitat loss.[1] including habitat clearance for tea and eucalyptus plantations, all the more concerning since there are no other areas of suitable habitat known in the surrounding region.
Conservation Actions[edit | edit source]
The range of the species is not within any protected area, and protection of the remaining habitat at the species' only known locality is an urgent priority.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 S.D. Biju (2004). "Raorchestes munnarensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58914A11855634. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58914A11855634.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Raorchestes munnarensis (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
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