Animalia > Chordata > Amphibia > Anura > Rhacophoridae > Raorchestes > Raorchestes charius

Raorchestes charius (Pseudophilautus charius)

Synonyms: Kirtixalus charius; Philautus charius; Pseudophilautus charius; Raorchestes kollimalai

Wikipedia Abstract

Raorchestes charius (common names: Karnataka bubble-nest frog, Seshachar's bush frog, Chari's bush frog) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It is an arboreal species living in tropical moist evergreen forests in the Karnataka state. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by the conversion of native forests into cultivated areas.
View Wikipedia Record: Raorchestes charius

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Raorchestes charius

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
50
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.72
EDGE Score: 3.98
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Climate Land
Use
North Western Ghats montane rain forests India Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
South Western Ghats montane rain forests India Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kudremukh National Park II 202772 Karnataka, India  
Western Ghats World Heritage Site 1965266 Kerala, India  

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka India, Sri Lanka Yes

Range Map

External References

Citations

Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0