Rhacophorus calcadensis

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:	Rhacophorus calcadensis
Species Authority:	Ahl, 1927
Synonym/s:	Rhacophorus beddomii Boulenger, 1882

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	S.D. Biju, Gajanan Dasaramji Bhuddhe, Sushil Dutta, Karthikeyan Vasudevan, Chelmala Srinivasulu, S.P. Vijayakumar
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.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is restricted to the southern Western Ghats of India in Kerala (Agasthyamala Hills of the Neyar Wildlife Sanctuary and Munnar) and Tamil Nadu (Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve and Indira Gandhi National Park). It is reported from elevations of 900-1,400m asl.
Countries:	Native: India
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Population [top]

Population:	It is a rare species and is difficult to locate.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is generally found along streams in montane tropical moist forest, and is not present in degraded habitats. An arboreal species, it may be found in both the canopy and understorey levels of the forest (3-5m above the ground). It breeds on vegetation overhanging streams, and the larvae develop in the streams.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The major threat is habitat loss following the conversion of forest to agricultural land (including tea plantations).

Major Threat(s):

The major threat is habitat loss following the conversion of forest to agricultural land (including tea plantations).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It has been recorded from Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve and Indira Gandhi National Park, both in Tamil Nadu, and Neyar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala. Recent investigations into the ecology and breeding biology of this species have been undertaken by S.D. Biju (1999-2001).

Conservation Actions:

It has been recorded from Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve and Indira Gandhi National Park, both in Tamil Nadu, and Neyar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala. Recent investigations into the ecology and breeding biology of this species have been undertaken by S.D. Biju (1999-2001).

Citation:	S.D. Biju, Gajanan Dasaramji Bhuddhe, Sushil Dutta, Karthikeyan Vasudevan, Chelmala Srinivasulu, S.P. Vijayakumar 2004. Rhacophorus calcadensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 May 2013.
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