Ghatophryne rubigina

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	BUFONIDAE

Scientific Name:	Ghatophryne rubigina
Species Authority:	(Pillai & Pattabiraman, 1981)
Synonym/s:	Ansonia rubigina Pillai & Pattabiraman, 1981
Taxonomic Notes:	This species might be a synonym of Ansonia ornata (S.D. Biju pers. comm.).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2004
Assessor/s:	S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, M.S. Ravichandran
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable because it is known from only two locations.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is present only in the Silent Valley and Wayanad areas of Kerala State in the southern Western Ghats of India (Biju 2001) where it has been recorded at elevations between 1,000 and 1,200m asl.
Countries:	Native: India
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a rare species, though populations are generally believed to be stable within the Silent Valley National Park.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is restricted to tropical evergreen forest, and is associated with torrential streams and the forest floor. Breeding presumably takes place by larval development in streams.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are currently no major threats to this species.

Major Threat(s):

There are currently no major threats to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is currently considered to be adequately protected within the Silent Valley National Park. Nonetheless, the population status of this species requires careful monitoring, given that it is known only from two locations.

Conservation Actions:

It is currently considered to be adequately protected within the Silent Valley National Park. Nonetheless, the population status of this species requires careful monitoring, given that it is known only from two locations.

Bibliography [top]

	Biju, S.D. 2001. A synopsis to the frog fauna of the Western Ghats, India. Occasional Publication 1. ISCB: 1-24. Dutta, S.K. 1997. Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka. Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneswar. IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004. Pillai, R.S. and Pattabiraman, R. 1981. A new species of torrent toad (Genus: Ansonia) from Silent Valley, South India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (Animal Sciences): 203-208.

Biju, S.D. 2001. A synopsis to the frog fauna of the Western Ghats, India. Occasional Publication 1. ISCB: 1-24.

Dutta, S.K. 1997. Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka. Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneswar.

IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.

Pillai, R.S. and Pattabiraman, R. 1981. A new species of torrent toad (Genus: Ansonia) from Silent Valley, South India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (Animal Sciences): 203-208.

Citation:	S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, M.S. Ravichandran 2004. Ghatophryne rubigina. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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