Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Micrixalus silvaticus (Micrixalus silvaticus), recorded as Endangered
Micrixalus silvaticus (Micrixalus silvaticus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Micrixalus silvaticus

Micrixalus silvaticus

Micrixalus silvaticus is a frog in the family Micrixalidae (order Anura), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Micrixalus silvaticus
Taxonomy
Amphibia · Anura · Micrixalidae · Micrixalus

Range and habitat

Micrixalus silvaticus, the forest dancing frog, is a frog in the family Micrixalidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

Calling males and egg sites define most frog field work. A species known from one ridge is as narrow as it sounds.

Eggs and damp skin make amphibians quick to vanish from a drained wetland or a forest stripped of litter.

In crisis

Chytrid fungus, collection, and wet-forest loss are the usual pressures on frogs with a high threat category.

Micrixalus silvaticus is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Micrixalus silvaticus, Wikidata item Q948725. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Micrixalus kottigeharensis (Micrixalus kottigeharensis), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Micrixalus kottigeharensis

Micrixalus kottigeharensis
Photograph of Micrixalus thampii (Micrixalus thampii), recorded as EndangeredEN

Micrixalus thampii

Micrixalus thampii
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus

Quick answers

What is Micrixalus silvaticus?
Micrixalus silvaticus is a frog in the family Micrixalidae (order Anura).
What is the conservation status of Micrixalus silvaticus?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Micrixalus silvaticus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Micrixalus silvaticus live?
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers.
Why is Micrixalus silvaticus in crisis?
Chytrid fungus, collection, and wet-forest loss are the usual pressures on frogs with a high threat category.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Micrixalus silvaticus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Micrixalus silvaticus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.