Philautus garo

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	RHACOPHORIDAE

Scientific Name:

Philautus garo

Species Authority:

(Boulenger, 1919)

Common Name/s:

English

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Garo Hills Bubble-nest Frog, Garo Hills Bush Frog

Synonym/s:

Ixalus garo Boulenger, 1919

Rhacophorus garo (Boulenger, 1919)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2004
Assessor/s:	Annemarie Ohler, Saibal Sengupta, Debjani Roy
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 of less than 5,000 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 has been recorded from the Garo Hills in Assam and Meghalaya, and from Dzulake in Nagaland, India. It is a lowland species found at elevations of 90-500m asl. It probably occurs more widely, in particular in areas between known sites.
Countries:	Native: India
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Population [top]

Population:	It is considered to be rare within its restricted range.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is associated with bushy areas close to perennial streams, in moist tropical forest. Breeding presumably takes place by direct development, although this requires confirmation.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The major threat to this species is habitat loss due to commercial logging (clear-cutting).

Major Threat(s):

The major threat to this species is habitat loss due to commercial logging (clear-cutting).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known whether or not it occurs in any protected areas, but it might occur in Puliebadze Wildlife Sanctuary. Improved habitat protection at sites at which this species is known to occur is needed.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known whether or not it occurs in any protected areas, but it might occur in Puliebadze Wildlife Sanctuary. Improved habitat protection at sites at which this species is known to occur is needed.

Bibliography [top]

	Ao, J.M., Bordoloi, S. and Ohler, A. 2003. Amphibian fauna of Nagaland with nineteen new records from the State including five new records for India. ZOO’s Print Journal: 1117-1125. Bossuyt, F. and Dubois, A. 2001. A review of the frog genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae). Zeylanica: 1-112. Boulenger, G.A. 1919. Descriptions of three new Batrachians from the Garo Hills, Assam. Records of the Indian Museum: 207-208. Chanda, S.K. 2002. Handbook - Indian Amphibians. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. 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.

Ao, J.M., Bordoloi, S. and Ohler, A. 2003. Amphibian fauna of Nagaland with nineteen new records from the State including five new records for India. ZOO’s Print Journal: 1117-1125.

Bossuyt, F. and Dubois, A. 2001. A review of the frog genus Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae). Zeylanica: 1-112.

Boulenger, G.A. 1919. Descriptions of three new Batrachians from the Garo Hills, Assam. Records of the Indian Museum: 207-208.

Chanda, S.K. 2002. Handbook - Indian Amphibians. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.

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.

Citation:	Annemarie Ohler, Saibal Sengupta, Debjani Roy 2004. Philautus garo. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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