Raorchestes bombayensis

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	RHACOPHORIDAE

Scientific Name:	Raorchestes bombayensis
Species Authority:	(Annandale, 1919)
Synonym/s:	Ixalus bombayensis Annandale, 1919 Philautus bombayensis (Annandale, 1919) Pseudophilautus bombayensis (Annandale, 1919)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	S.D. Biju, Kartik Shanker, S.P. Vijayakumar, Chelmala Srinivasulu, S. Bhupathy, Anand Padhye
Reviewer/s:	Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Listed as Vulnerable, because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000 km2 and its Area of Occupancy is less than 2,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is a continuing decline in the extent and quality of its forest habitat.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is endemic to the Western Ghats of India in the states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. It was recently reported from Chikmagalur in Karnataka (Bossuyt et al. 2001). It has been recorded from elevations of between 400 and 1,300 m asl.
Countries:	Native: India
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Population [top]

Population:	It can be a common species, but is reported to have declined in the vicinity of Pune town.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is an arboreal species associated with the understorey of tropical moist evergreen forest and shrubland. It is also present in secondary forest disturbed habitats. It breeds by direct development.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Habitat loss as a result of logging, infrastructure development, and disturbance due to touristic activities, is believed to be the main threat to this species.

Major Threat(s):

Habitat loss as a result of logging, infrastructure development, and disturbance due to touristic activities, is believed to be the main threat to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It has been recorded in the Dajipur Wildlife Sanctuary, Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhimasankar Wildlife Sanctuary, and Mahabaleshwar Reserve Forest, all in Maharashtra State. A taxonomic revision of this species is urgently required (S.D. Biju pers. comm.).

Conservation Actions:

It has been recorded in the Dajipur Wildlife Sanctuary, Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhimasankar Wildlife Sanctuary, and Mahabaleshwar Reserve Forest, all in Maharashtra State. A taxonomic revision of this species is urgently required (S.D. Biju pers. comm.).

Citation:	S.D. Biju, Kartik Shanker, S.P. Vijayakumar, Chelmala Srinivasulu, S. Bhupathy, Anand Padhye 2004. Raorchestes bombayensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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