Philautus sanctisilvaticus

Philautus sanctisilvaticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Rhacophoridae
Genus:Philautus
Species: P. sanctisilvaticus
Binomial name
Philautus sanctisilvaticus
Das and Chanda, 1997[2]
Synonyms
  • Philautus sanctipalustris Das and Chanda, 1997 (error)

Philautus sanctisilvaticus, also known as the sacred grove bushfrog or sacred grove bush frog, is a critically endangered species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to India and only known from its type locality at the Kapildhara Falls near Amarkantak, in the Madhya Pradesh state.[3] Its natural habitat is old growth tropical moist, semi-evergreen and mesic forest. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by harvesting of wood for subsistence purposes, infrastructure development for tourism, and fires.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Indraneil Das; Sushil Dutta; Karthikeyan Vasudevan; S.P. Vijayakumar (2004). "Philautus sanctisilvaticus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T58897A11846368. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58897A11846368.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Das, I. & S. K. Chanda (1997). "Philautus sanctisilvaticus (Anura: Rhacophoridae), a new frog from the sacred groves of Amarkantak, central India". Hamadryad. Madras. 22: 21–27.
  3. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Philautus sanctisilvaticus Das and Chanda, 1997". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 January 2015.


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