Amphibia > Anura > Bufonidae > Ghatophryne
Ghatophryne rubigina (Pillai & Pattabiraman, 1981) – Red Stream Toad
Taxonomic Notes:
This is also known as the Kerala Stream Toad.
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).Ghatophryne rubigina – Red Stream Toad
Early Stages:
Indian and global distribution:
records (based on images):
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
This species is rare. It inhabits inland wetlands and tropical evergreen forests of southern Western Ghats of India (mainly Silent Valley and Wayanad in Kerala), at the heights ranging 1,000m - 1,200m asl.
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).
According to the IUCN Red List assessment, the population of this species is stable. Currently, the population size is unknown. The threat to this species is little known.
This species is rare. It inhabits inland wetlands and tropical evergreen forests of southern Western Ghats of India (mainly Silent Valley and Wayanad in Kerala), at the heights ranging 1,000m - 1,200m asl.
Conservation Status:
This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).According to the IUCN Red List assessment, the population of this species is stable. Currently, the population size is unknown. The threat to this species is little known.
References:
S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, M.S. Ravichandran. 2004. Ghatophryne rubigina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T54481A11139184. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54481A11139184.en. Accessed on 07 November 2020.
S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, M.S. Ravichandran. 2004. Ghatophryne rubigina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T54481A11139184. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T54481A11139184.en. Accessed on 07 November 2020.
Amphibia > Anura > Bufonidae > Ghatophryne
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Bhavanarayeni, R. 2023. Ghatophryne rubigina (Pillai & Pattabiraman, 1981) – Red Stream Toad. Gosavi, N., A. Bayani, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (eds.). Amphibians of India, v. 1.05. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
http://www.indianamphibians.org/sp/110/Ghatophryne-rubigina
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