''Raorchestes munnarensis'' (Munnar bush frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to Munnar, Kerala, along the Ghat road to

Devikulam Devikulam () is a Grama Panchayat and small hill station of about from Munnar in the Idukki District of Kerala State, India. It lies above sea level. Etymology The name Devikulam is a conjunction of the words ''Devi'', from the goddess Devi a ...

in the southern Western Ghats, India.

Habitat

It is known only from a small area (less than 20 km²) of secondary vegetation, adjoining the forest along the Ghat road. Specimens were found close to a tea plantation, but not inside the plantation. It breeds by direct development. Its natural habitat is heavily degraded former forest.

Threats

The species is threatened by anthropogenic habitat loss. including habitat clearance for tea and eucalyptus plantations, all the more concerning since there are no other areas of suitable habitat known in the surrounding region.

Conservation Actions

The range of the species is not within any protected area, and protection of the remaining habitat at the species' only known locality is an urgent priority.

References

External links

* munnarensis Frogs of India Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats Fauna of Kerala Munnar Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Amphibians described in 2009 {{Rhacophoridae-stub