Abstract
Rhacophorus lateralis was described by Boulenger in 1883. Subsequently it was rediscovered by Daniel Bennet and team in 1998. The IUCN Global Amphibian Assessment has placed this species under the endangered category and considered its range to be restricted to Wayanad and Coorg in southern Western Ghats. The present account deals with records of the species from Central and Northern Western Ghats. Variations in the colour pattern of the species in its range is also discussed.
Highlights
Biju (2000) stated that Anil Zacariya located this species in 1980 from Kalpetta, Wyanad, Kerala and that subsequently in 1981 S.D
Biju observed 28 individuals of R. lateralis from Kalpetta
Our report extends the range of the species further about 75km towards the north from Mojo Plantations, Coorg (Goel & Goel 2010) in the Western Ghats
Summary
New locality records of Rhacophorus lateralis Boulenger, 1883 (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae), in Western Ghats, India. Rhacophorus lateralis was described by Boulenger (1883) based on a single specimen (BM 82.2.10.75) from “Malabar” deposited at the British Museum. Das (2000) removed the species from provisional synonymy with Rhacophorus malabaricus proposed by Wolf (1936). Biju (2000) stated that Anil Zacariya (the fourth author of this account) located this species in 1980 from Kalpetta, Wyanad, Kerala and that subsequently in 1981 S.D. Biju observed 28 individuals of R. lateralis from Kalpetta. Biju observed 28 individuals of R. lateralis from Kalpetta This species of tree frog was considered to be very rare, documented from Wyanad (Biju 2000) and Periyar Tiger Reserve (Easa 2003; Daniels 2005).
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