Ghatophryne rubigina Pillai & Pattabiraman, 1981:203
Kerala stream toad
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Ansonia rubigina Pillai & Pattabiraman, 1981:203
Conservation Status
Last record: 1981 or before
Rediscovered in January 2014?
IUCN RedList status: Vulnerable
Distribution
Silent Valley, Kerala, India
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: ZSI-SRS VA/775
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Pillai, R. S. and Pattabiraman, R. (1981). A new species of torrent toad (Genus: Ansonia) from Silent Valley, South India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences (Animal Sciences) 1981: 203-208.
Other references:
S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, M.S. Ravichandran. (2004). Ghatophryne rubigina. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 16 February 2013.
http://www.lostspeciesindia.org/LAI2/wanted.php
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+0314+0896