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

Autor:	K.P. Dinesh, C. Radhakrishnan, K.V. Gururaja, A. Zacariya
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Distribution range extension Rhacophorus lateralis Western Ghats Ecology QH540-549.5 General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution QH1-199.5
Zdroj:	Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol 2, Iss 6, Pp 986-989 (2010)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0974-7893 0974-7907
DOI:	10.11609/JoTT.o2209.986-9
Popis:	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.
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