Raorchestes munnarensis

Munnar bush frog
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
:	[[Template:Taxonomy/Raorchestes]]
Species:	Template:Taxonomy/RaorchestesR. munnarensis
Binomial name
	Template:Taxonomy/RaorchestesRaorchestes munnarensis; (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)
Synonyms
	Philautus munnarensis Biju and Bossuyt, 2009; Pseudophilautus munnarensis (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)

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Munnar Bush frog

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]

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]

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]

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]

↑ ^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.

External links[edit]

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[iucn_status_17_November_2021-1] 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-2] 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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