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Frog and Toads Gururaja KV, PhD, Chief Scientist Gubbi Labs LLP [email protected] Amphibian diversity in India 400 394 species, about 5% of global species 159 new species in last 16 years (10 new/yr) 350 352 3 orders, 11 families, 59 genera 300 250 200 150 100 50 41 1 0 Anura Caudata Gymnophiona Photos: GM Rosa, Dinesh KP Identification Morphological Features Photo by Sandeep Das Photo by Sandeep Das Terrestrial Common Indian toad, Duttaphrynus melanostictus up to 16cm, noctornal, terrestrial, human habitation, water bodies Ferguson’s toad, Duttaphrynus scaber up to 5cm, noctornal, terrestrial, human habitation, water bodies Indian burrowing frog, Sphearotheca breviceps up to 6cm, noctornal, fussorial, human habitation, water bodies Semi-Aquatic/Semi-Terrestrial Ornate narrow mouthed frog, Microhyla ornata up to 3cm, noctornal, semi-aquatic, human habitation, water bodies Wrinkled cricket frog, Fejervarya caperata up to 4cm, noctornal, semi-aquatic, paddy fields, pools Indian bull frog, Hoplobatrachus tigerinus up to 25cm, noctornal, semi-aquatic, ponds, streams, paddy fields Bicolored frog, Clinotarsus curtipes Endemic south India up to 6cm, nocturnal, semi-aquatic, reservoirs, streams, river Aquatic Common skittering frog, Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis up to 6cm, noctornal, aquatic, human habitation, water bodies Arboreal Amboli bush frog, Pseudophilautus amboli Endemic up to 3.5cm, noctornal, arboreal, shrubs, bushes, tree bark Common tree frog, Polypedates maculatus up to 6cm, noctornal, arboreal, tree trunks, bushes, walls Red List status of Indian Amphibians 140 CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES 120 Biggest challenge is that ecological status is not 116 know for 51% of Indian species! 104 100 Every possibility that there could be a new species in searches that we are conducting! 87 80 60 40 33 24 19 20 8 0 Critically Endangered Vulnerable Near Threatened Least Concern Data Deficient Not Evaluated Endangered Collaborations Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bangalore Earthwatch Institute, India French Institute, Pondicherry Mangalore University, Mangalore Kalinga Center for Rainforest Ecology Vanamitra, Bangalore National University of Singapore University of Vienna, Austria Zoological Society of London, UK Photo by Aravind NA Thank you..

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