Rhacophorus lateralis [SEP] IUCN conservation status
Rhacophorus lateralis
Rhacophorus lateralis is an endangered rhacophorid tree frog endemic to the Western Ghats in South India. It has several common names: small tree frog, Boulenger's tree frog, small gliding frog, and winged gliding frog. After its original description in 1883 by George Albert Boulenger, the frog was rediscovered in Coorg in 2000 and has since been found in many parts of the Western Ghats around southern Karnataka and northern Kerala. Along with "R. malabaricus", it is one of the few anuran amphibians in India that
"Microhyla borneensis", "M. palmipes", "Polypedates macrotis" and "Rhacophorus appendiculatus". A young triangle keelback snake ("Xenochrophis trianguligerus") was observed to feed on the eggs.
Its conservation status has not been assessed by the IUCN. However, the IUCN followed a recent study, according to which "R. tunkui" was a junior synonym of "R. prominanus". The synonymy, however, was subsequently criticized for severe methodological flaws:
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