Micrixalus nudis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	AMPHIBIA	ANURA	MICRIXALIDAE

Scientific Name:	Micrixalus nudis
Species Authority:	Pillai, 1978
Taxonomic Notes:	A number of specimens assigned to Micrixalus nudis are thought to be misidentifications. A detailed taxonomic study is required for further clarification (S.D. Biju pers. comm.).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable 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 Vulnerable because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000 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 known from the southern Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, in India. The range map shows the distribution of specimens currently assigned to M. nudis; however, there is a need for further clarification of the range of this species. It has been collected at 800m asl.
Countries:	Native: India
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

Population:	It is a common species at the type locality and in the surrounding area (S.D. Biju pers. comm.).
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is a terrestrial species associated with hill streams (but not in the streams) in moist tropical forests. It may be found in lightly degraded forest. Breeding takes place in streams by larval development.
Systems:	Terrestrial; Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is largely threatened by the clearance of forested land for agricultural use, and subsistence wood collection by local people within Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary.

Major Threat(s):

It is largely threatened by the clearance of forested land for agricultural use, and subsistence wood collection by local people within Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It has been recorded from Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary, Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Silent Valley National Park in Kerala, and Kalakad Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. It is included as part of ongoing field studies by Biju (1999 and onwards). It is protected by national legislation.

Conservation Actions:

It has been recorded from Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary, Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, Silent Valley National Park in Kerala, and Kalakad Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. It is included as part of ongoing field studies by Biju (1999 and onwards). It is protected by national legislation.

Bibliography [top]

	Biju, S.D. 2001. A synopsis to the frog fauna of the Western Ghats, India. Occasional Publication 1. ISCB: 1-24. Dutta, S.K. 1997. Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka. Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneswar. IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004. Pillai, R.S. 1978. A new frog of the genus Micrixalus Boulenger from Wayanad, South India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (Animal Sciences): 173-177.

Biju, S.D. 2001. A synopsis to the frog fauna of the Western Ghats, India. Occasional Publication 1. ISCB: 1-24.

Dutta, S.K. 1997. Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka. Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneswar.

IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.

Pillai, R.S. 1978. A new frog of the genus Micrixalus Boulenger from Wayanad, South India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (Animal Sciences): 173-177.

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