New locality records of Rhacophorus laterals Boulenger, 1883 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae), in Western Ghats, India

New locality records of Rhacophorus laterals Boulenger, 1883 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae), in Western Ghats, India

Rhacophorus lateralis was described by Boulenger in 1883. Subsequently it was rediscovered by Daniel Bennet and team in 1998. The IUCN Global Amphibian Assessment has placed this species under the endangered category and considered its range to be restricted to Wayanad and Coorg in southern Western...

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Published in:Journal of threatened taxa Vol. 2; no. 6; pp. 986 - 989
Main Authors: K.P. Dinesh, C. Radhakrishnan, K.V. Gururaja, A. Zacariya
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 01-06-2010
Subjects:
Distribution
range extension
Rhacophorus lateralis
Western Ghats
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Summary:Rhacophorus lateralis was described by Boulenger in 1883. Subsequently it was rediscovered by Daniel Bennet and team in 1998. The IUCN Global Amphibian Assessment has placed this species under the endangered category and considered its range to be restricted to Wayanad and Coorg in southern Western Ghats. The present account deals with records of the species from Central and Northern Western Ghats. Variations in the colour pattern of the species in its range is also discussed.
ISSN:0974-7893
0974-7907
DOI:10.11609/JoTT.o2209.986-9