Life-history traits and courtship behaviour of four poorly known endemic bush frogs (Amphibhia : Anura: Rhachophoridae) from the Western Ghats of India

A. V., Abhijith and Mukherjee, Shomen (2020) Life-history traits and courtship behaviour of four poorly known endemic bush frogs (Amphibhia : Anura: Rhachophoridae) from the Western Ghats of India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 12 (8). pp. 15916-15921. ISSN 0974-7907

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Abstract

The Western Ghats have a high level of anuran endemism. Although there has been an extensive focus on their taxonomy, the ecology of most species are poorly known. In this note we describe the reproductive life-history traits and breeding behavior of four species of endemic bush frogs, Pseudophilautus wynaadensis, Raorchestes akroparallagi, Raorchestes glandulosus, and Raorchestes ponmudi (Amphibia: Anura: Rachophoridae) from Wayanad region of Western Ghats.

Item Type: Article
Authors: A. V., Abhijith and Mukherjee, Shomen
Uncontrolled Keywords: Clutch-size, reproduction, metamorphosis, direct metamorphosis, coffee plantation, Pseudophilautus wynaadensis, Raorchestes akroparallagi, Raorchestes glandulosus, Raorchestes ponmudi
Subjects: Natural Sciences > Life sciences; biology
Divisions: Azim Premji University > School of Arts and Sciences
Full Text Status: Restricted
URI: http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/2344
Publisher URL: https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/...

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