Bufoides meghalayanus

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	BUFONIDAE

Scientific Name:

Species Authority:

(Yazdani & Chanda, 1971)

Common Name/s:

English

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Khasi Hill Rock Toad

Synonym/s:

Bufoides meghalayana Deuti, Ray & Dey, 2012

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Sushil Dutta, Mohammed Firoz Ahmed
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, all individuals are in fewer than five locations, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat on Mount Mulanje.

Range Description:	This species is known only from two sites, the type locality "Mawblang, ca. 5km. southeast of Cherrapunji town (Khasi-Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya), latitude 25° 15'N and longitude 91° 44'E, altitude above mean sea-level 4,369 ft. or ca. 1,330 meters", India, and a second, recently discovered site in Mizoram, Bangladesh. It probably occurs at least a little more widely than current records suggest, especially in areas between the two known sites.
Countries:	Native: India
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Population:	Little is known about this species other than the original description, but it is considered to be rare.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology:	The habitat is primarily wet forest floor, although adjacent scrubland and grassland are also used. The adults are to some degree arboreal. Breeding occurs on both pandanas and the ground. Larvae are found in water holes, presumably in both trees and on the ground.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Major Threat(s):	The main threat is clear-cutting of the species' forest habitat.

Major Threat(s):

The main threat is clear-cutting of the species' forest habitat.

Conservation Actions:	It has been reported from the Mizoram Wildlife Sanctuary, but additional habitat protection is necessary.

Conservation Actions:

It has been reported from the Mizoram Wildlife Sanctuary, but additional habitat protection is necessary.

Citation:	Sushil Dutta, Mohammed Firoz Ahmed 2004. Bufoides meghalayanus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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