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Philautus dubius

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA AMPHIBIA ANURA RHACOPHORIDAE

Scientific Name: Philautus dubius
Species Authority: (Boulenger, 1882)
Common Name/s:
English – Boulenger's Tree Frog, Darjeeling Bubble-nest Frog, Günther's Micro Tree Frog
Synonym/s:
Ixalus jerdonii Günther, 1876
Rhacophorus dubius Boulenger, 1882
Taxonomic Notes: This species might belong in the genus Rhacophorus, not Philautus (Bossuyt and Dubois 2001).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Sushil Dutta, Annemarie Ohler, Saibal Sengupta
Reviewer/s: Global Amphibian Assessment Coordinating Team (Simon Stuart, Janice Chanson and Neil Cox)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Listed as Data Deficient in view of the absence of recent information on its extent of occurrence, status and ecological requirements.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is known only from the type locality in north-eastern India, although there is confusion over whether or not this refers to Darjeeling in West Bengal State, or Khasis in Meghalaya State. It is therefore not possible to attempt to produce a distribution map for this species until this confusion is resolved. This species was reportedly recorded from 1,000-1,500m asl.
Countries:
Native:
India
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Population [top]

Population: Nothing is known regarding its population status, except that the type specimen is reported to have come from a very restricted locality.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Nothing conclusive is known about the habitat or ecology of this species. Its breeding is unknown, and could be by either larval development or direct development.
Systems: Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Threats to this species remain unknown.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is not known whether or not this species occurs in any protected areas.
Citation: Sushil Dutta, Annemarie Ohler, Saibal Sengupta 2004. Philautus dubius. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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