Anamalai Flying Frog (Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus)
Found: It is found in Andiparai Shola, Pudothottam and the Anamalai Hills of Tamil Nada and Kerala.
Threats: Conversion of forest to cultivated land (including timber and non-timber plantations) outside the Indira Gandhi National Park, and extraction of wood and timber by local people are the major threats to this species.
Gundia Indian Frog (Indirana gundia)
Found: Known only to exist in Gundia, Kempholey in the Western Ghats region of Karnataka, South India.
Threats: Habitat loss caused due to intensive livestock production, harvesting of wood and timber by local people, road construction, and the development of tourism facilities.
Kerala Indian Frog (Indirana phrynoderma)
Found: Anamalai Hills of Kerala and Tamil Nadu in the Western Ghats of south India.
Threats: Habitat loss due to subsistence wood collection is the major threat to this species.
Charles Darwin’s Frog (Ingerana charlesdarwini)
Found: This species is currently restricted to its type locality of Mount Harriet in South Andaman Island and Saddle Peak in the North Andaman Island, India.
Threats:Clear felling of forest.
Kottigehar Bubble-nest Frog (Micrixalus kottigeharensis)
Found: This species is known to occur in Kottigehar, Kadur in the Hassan district and Bhadra in Chikamangalur district, Karnataka, India.
Threats: Habitat loss as a result of conversion to agriculture, including paddy fields and cash crops such as coconut and cashew.
Amboli Bush Frog (Pseudophilautus amboli)
Found: This species has been recorded from its type locality of Amboli forest, Sawantwadi district; and Amba, Kolhapur district of Maharashtra; Londa, Belgaum district, Jog Falls-Mavingundi, Shimoga district, Castle Rock, Uttara Kannada district, Kudremukh- Malleshwaram, Chikamangalur district of Karnataka.
Threats: Habitat loss and fragmentation due to urbanization and tourism development are the major threats to this species.
Chalazodes Bubble-Nest Frog (Raorchestes chalazodes)
Found: All recorded specimens have been from the Western Ghats, India.
Threats:Conversion of forest to intensively cultivated areas.
Small Bush Frog (Raorchestes chotta)
Found: Known only to occur in Ponmudi in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, south India.
Threats: Extensive tea and Acacia plantations threaten the habitat of this species. While the species has been found to occur in abandoned plantations, its decline suggests that this species may not be tolerant to habitat changes or other unknown and less obvious threats.
Green-eyed Bush Frog (Raorchestes chlorosomma)
Found: Known only to occur in the type locality of Munnar, Idukki district, Kerala in the Western Ghats of South India.
Threats: Extensive degradation of habitat by large-scale tea, eucalyptus and wattle plantations. The expanding tourism industry is also becoming a cause of concern. Though the species seems to be adaptable, its tolerance to degraded habitats is not precisely known.
Kaikatt’s Bush Frog (Raorchestes kaikatti)
Found: Known only to occur in the type locality Kaikatti-Nelliyampathi in Palakkad district of Kerala, south India. It is believed to be endemic to the Nelliyampathi Hills.
Threats: Habitat loss and fragmentation due to small and large-scale agricultural practices and infrastructure development for tourism over the past five years.
Mark’s Bush Frog (Raorchestes marki)
Found: Currently known to occur only in Kaikatti-Nelliyampathi in Palakkad district, Kerala, India.
Threats: Habitat loss and fragmentation due to small and large-scale agricultural practices, infrastructure development and construction for tourism over the last five years. However, adaptability of this species to disturbed environments is not known.
Large Ponmudi Bush Frog (Raorchestes ponmudi)
Found: Ponmudi and Agasthyamala Hills, Thiruvananthapuram district, Gavi, Pathanamthitta district, Vagaman, Idukki district., Wayanad Plateau, Kalpetta, Mananthavady and Sultan’s Battery, Wayanad district of Kerala; Anamalai Hills and Valparai, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu.
Threats: Habitat decline and the rate of forest loss is likely to further intensify due to the
Resplendent Shrub Frog (Raorchestes resplendens)
Found: Currently known to occur in Anamudi Summit, Eravikulam National park in the Idukki district, Kerala.
Threats: Occurs in a highly protected national park with secure habitat. Cause for observed declines remains unknown in view of its protected habitat.
Sacred Grove Bush frog (Raorchestes sanctisilvaticus)
Found: Known only to occur in Kapildhara Falls, Amarkantak, Jabalpur District, Madhya Pradesh.
Threats: Habitat loss due to harvesting of wood for subsistence purposes, infrastructure development for tourism, and occurance of fires are the major threats to this species.
Sushil’s Bush Frog (Raorchestes sushili)
Found: Known only to occur in Valparai and its vicinity, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu.
Threats: Habitat loss due to small and largescale agricultural activities such as tea and coffee cultivation in the Anamalai Hills.
Shillong Bubble-nest Frog (Raorchestes shillongensis)
Found: Currently known to occur in the type locality of Malki Forest, Shillong, Meghalaya and in Mizoram.
Threats: Selective logging, collection of wood for subsistence use and urbanization are major threats to the habitat of this species.
Tiger toad (Xanthophryne tigerinus)
Found: Found only in Amboli, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra.
Threats: Loss of forest and habitat fragmentation.
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