Raorchestes aureus
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Raorchestes aureus faces severe population decline due to rapid deforestation and habitat conversion in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot. The species' extremely restricted range makes it particularly vulnerable to local extinction from even small-scale habitat disturbances. Agricultural expansion and human settlement development have fragmented the remaining forest patches where this endemic frog survives.
Habitat
This species inhabits montane evergreen forests in the Western Ghats of India, typically found in leaf litter and low vegetation of primary forest areas. It requires intact forest canopy and high humidity levels characteristic of undisturbed tropical montane ecosystems.
