Raorchestes chlorosomma

Green-eyed bushfrog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species: R. chlorosomma
Binomial name
Raorchestes chlorosomma
(Biju & Bossuyt, 2009)
Synonyms
  • Philautus chlorosomma Biju & Bossuyt
  • Pseudophilautus chlorosomma (Biju & Bossuyt)

Raorchestes chlorosomma is a frog in the Raorchestes genus. The common name is the green-eyed bushfrog.[2]

Habitat

Green-eyed bushfrogs only occur in disturbed sholas, a type of high-altitude evergreen forests which are found only in the southern portion of the Western Ghats. This species has also been found near the secondary forest and tea and eucalyptus plantations after very heavy rains, from about 1 m (3 ft 3 in) above the ground, from thickets of Lantana or leaves of Eupatorium glandulosum. Like other congeners, this species breeds by direct development.[1]

Range

The green-eyed bushfrog is native to India and is known only from Munnar (1,410 m asl), Idukki district, state of Kerala, within the Western Ghats mountain range in India. In attempts to find how far the range of the bushfrog extends, surveys of neighboring areas have been undertaken, but the species was not found. So estimations of the extent of the range are less than 100 km2 (39 sq mi).[1]

Threats

The green-eyed bushfrog is a Critically Endangered species because both the habitat and area in which it is found are being degraded by the extensively used tea, eucalyptus, and wattle plantations. The area where they live is also experiencing large tourism industry developments which could be a potential threat to this species. Though it appears the species is adaptable, it is not understood what the tolerance threshold is if the habitat is disturbed.[1]

Conservation

There have been no current conservation actions to help protect this species.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2011). "Raorchestes chlorosomma". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 13 Jun 2011. includes justification of the status
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Raorchestes chlorosomma (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 July 2013.


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