CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Description of tadpole stages of the Malabar Tree Toad <i>Pedostibes tuberculosis</i> Gunther, 1875 (Anura: Bufonidae)

Pedostibes tuberculosus, the Malabar tree toad, was described 137 years ago from the Malabar region (now the coastal parts of Kerala) of the Western Ghats. Since the description of this arboreal toad, not much information is available on the natural history, breeding habits and life cycle except for...

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Main Authors:	K.P. Dinesh, C. Radhakrishna
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2014-10-01
Series:	Journal of Threatened Taxa
Online Access:	http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/67

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spelling	doaj-0d1ed05b236e44f09a72631f372c9f9f2020-11-25T02:30:57ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072014-10-015144910491210.11609/JoTT.o3398.4910-21523CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Description of tadpole stages of the Malabar Tree Toad <i>Pedostibes tuberculosis</i> Gunther, 1875 (Anura: Bufonidae)K.P. DineshC. RadhakrishnaPedostibes tuberculosus, the Malabar tree toad, was described 137 years ago from the Malabar region (now the coastal parts of Kerala) of the Western Ghats. Since the description of this arboreal toad, not much information is available on the natural history, breeding habits and life cycle except for its description, range of distribution and advertisement call details. In the present account, the tadpole stages of this toad from Gosner tadpole Stage 21 to 45 are presented and the phytotelmatic mode of life of this toad has been confirmed by locating the tadpoles within the Ochlandra reed culm.http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/67
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spellingShingle	K.P. Dinesh C. Radhakrishna CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Description of tadpole stages of the Malabar Tree Toad <i>Pedostibes tuberculosis</i> Gunther, 1875 (Anura: Bufonidae) Journal of Threatened Taxa
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title	CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Description of tadpole stages of the Malabar Tree Toad <i>Pedostibes tuberculosis</i> Gunther, 1875 (Anura: Bufonidae)
title_short	CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Description of tadpole stages of the Malabar Tree Toad <i>Pedostibes tuberculosis</i> Gunther, 1875 (Anura: Bufonidae)
title_full	CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Description of tadpole stages of the Malabar Tree Toad <i>Pedostibes tuberculosis</i> Gunther, 1875 (Anura: Bufonidae)
title_fullStr	CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Description of tadpole stages of the Malabar Tree Toad <i>Pedostibes tuberculosis</i> Gunther, 1875 (Anura: Bufonidae)
title_full_unstemmed	CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Description of tadpole stages of the Malabar Tree Toad <i>Pedostibes tuberculosis</i> Gunther, 1875 (Anura: Bufonidae)
title_sort	cepf western ghats special series: description of tadpole stages of the malabar tree toad <i>pedostibes tuberculosis</i> gunther, 1875 (anura: bufonidae)
publisher	Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series	Journal of Threatened Taxa
issn	0974-7893 0974-7907
publishDate	2014-10-01
description	Pedostibes tuberculosus, the Malabar tree toad, was described 137 years ago from the Malabar region (now the coastal parts of Kerala) of the Western Ghats. Since the description of this arboreal toad, not much information is available on the natural history, breeding habits and life cycle except for its description, range of distribution and advertisement call details. In the present account, the tadpole stages of this toad from Gosner tadpole Stage 21 to 45 are presented and the phytotelmatic mode of life of this toad has been confirmed by locating the tadpoles within the Ochlandra reed culm.
url	http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/67
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CEPF Western Ghats Special Series: Description of tadpole stages of the Malabar Tree Toad <i>Pedostibes tuberculosis</i> Gunther, 1875 (Anura: Bufonidae)

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