Pseudophilautus wynaadensis

Pseudophilautus wynaadensis
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Rhacophoridae
Genus:	Pseudophilautus
Species:	P. wynaadensis
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus wynaadensis (Jerdon, 1853)

Pseudophilautus wynaadensis or Waynad bush frog is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, plantations, and heavily degraded former forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Pseudophilautus wynaadensis calling in the night

Distribution

It is found widely in western ghats from the regions of Coorg, Wayanad to Periyar. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. "Pseudophilautus wynaadensis". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
2. S. D. Biju and Franky Bossuyt (2009). "Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India,with descriptions of 12 new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: 439. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00466.x.

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