Xanthophryne koynayensis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	BUFONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Xanthophryne koynayensis

Species Authority:

(Soman, 1963)

Common Name/s:

English

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Chrome-yellow Toad, Humbali Village Toad, Koyna Toad

Synonym/s:

Bufo koynayensis Soman, 1963

Bufo sulphureus Grandison & Daniel, 1964

Taxonomic Notes:

The taxonomy and relationships of this species need re-evaluation (Biju 2001).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Endangered because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat in the Western Ghats of Maharastra.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known only from two localities (Koyna and Aboli) in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India. Specimens have been recorded at elevations between 900 and 1,200m asl.
Countries:	Native: India
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a rare species, and is uncommon at the type locality.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This is a terrestrial toad of moist to wet evergreen forest, and dry riparian grassland. Its breeding has not been recorded, but it presumably takes place in water, probably in streams, by larval development.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The main threat to this species is habitat loss due to agriculture and clear cutting of forests.

Major Threat(s):

The main threat to this species is habitat loss due to agriculture and clear cutting of forests.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It has been recorded from the Konya Wild Life Sanctuary, but expanded protection of forest habitats in the species' range is needed. Further research is needed into the range and breeding biology of this species.

Conservation Actions:

It has been recorded from the Konya Wild Life Sanctuary, but expanded protection of forest habitats in the species' range is needed. Further research is needed into the range and breeding biology of this species.

Citation:	S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger 2004. Xanthophryne koynayensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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