Western Ghats World Heritage Site

Amphibian species for which Western Ghats World Heritage Site is of global importance

Scientific Name	Common Name	Family	Order	IUCN Red List	Direction of Population Trend	Distribution Size (km²)	Percentage Overlap	Rank/ Number
Ichthyophis longicephalus	NA	ICHTHYOPHIIDAE	GYMNOPHIONA	DD	unknown	111	90.2	2/2
Nyctibatrachus karnatakaensis	NA	NYCTIBATRACHIDAE	ANURA	EN	unknown	449	82.4	2/2
Micrixalus gadgili	NA	MICRIXALIDAE	ANURA	EN	decreasing	266	75.1	1/5
Uraeotyphlus gansi	NA	ICHTHYOPHIIDAE	GYMNOPHIONA	DD	unknown	46	73.1	2/2
Uraeotyphlus oommeni	NA	ICHTHYOPHIIDAE	GYMNOPHIONA	DD	unknown	16	70.2	1/1
Pseudophilautus kani	Kani Bushfrog	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	LC	stable	978	69.7	1/6
Nyctibatrachus vasanthi	NA	NYCTIBATRACHIDAE	ANURA	EN	decreasing	564	68.1	1/3
Pseudophilautus wynaadensis	NA	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	EN	decreasing	1011	57.3	1/5
Micrixalus thampii	NA	MICRIXALIDAE	ANURA	DD	unknown	101	56.5	1/3
Raorchestes chotta	Small Bushfrog	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	DD	unknown	13	54.0	1/2
Indirana diplosticta	NA	RANIXALIDAE	ANURA	EN	decreasing	1488	52.3	1/5
Raorchestes tuberohumerus	NA	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	DD	unknown	8.34	50.0	1/2
Melanobatrachus indicus	NA	MICROHYLIDAE	ANURA	EN	decreasing	461	48.5	2/6
Nyctibatrachus aliciae	NA	NYCTIBATRACHIDAE	ANURA	EN	decreasing	2091	47.9	1/7
Pedostibes tuberculosus	Malabar Tree Toad	BUFONIDAE	ANURA	EN	decreasing	1641	45.1	1/8
Raorchestes ponmudi	NA	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	CR	decreasing	9.62	43.2	1/2
Xanthophryne koynayensis	Humbali Village Toad	BUFONIDAE	ANURA	EN	decreasing	111	42.9	1/2
Nyctibatrachus minor	NA	NYCTIBATRACHIDAE	ANURA	EN	decreasing	402	41.8	1/5
Raorchestes dubois	NA	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	VU	stable	28	39.2	2/2
Duttaphrynus beddomii	Beddome's Toad	BUFONIDAE	ANURA	EN	decreasing	2307	37.3	1/6
Nyctibatrachus beddomii	NA	NYCTIBATRACHIDAE	ANURA	EN	decreasing	2942	33.7	1/7
Raorchestes luteolus	NA	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	DD	unknown	13	33.3	1/2
Rhacophorus calcadensis	NA	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	EN	decreasing	2871	31.7	2/6
Indotyphlus maharashtraensis	NA	CAECILIIDAE	GYMNOPHIONA	DD	unknown	9.12	31.1	1/1
Indirana leptodactyla	NA	RANIXALIDAE	ANURA	EN	decreasing	3619	29.6	1/3
Raorchestes resplendens	Resplendent Shrubfrog	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	CR	decreasing	13	29.4	2/2
Gegeneophis ramaswamii	NA	CAECILIIDAE	GYMNOPHIONA	LC	stable	4404	28.5	1/5
Nyctibatrachus sholai	NA	NYCTIBATRACHIDAE	ANURA	DD	unknown	31	27.9	2/2
Duttaphrynus microtympanum	Southern Hill Toad	BUFONIDAE	ANURA	VU	decreasing	6170	27.6	1/8
Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus	NA	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	CR	decreasing	116	26.6	2/2
Micrixalus silvaticus	NA	MICRIXALIDAE	ANURA	DD	unknown	2113	23.2	1/4
Raorchestes akroparallagi	Variable Bushfrog	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	LC	stable	4344	22.1	1/9
Micrixalus phyllophilus	NA	MICRIXALIDAE	ANURA	VU	decreasing	4655	21.5	1/6
Raorchestes signatus	NA	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	EN	decreasing	2421	19.9	1/5
Duttaphrynus parietalis	Indian Toad	BUFONIDAE	ANURA	NT	decreasing	20605	19.4	1/9
Indirana semipalmata	NA	RANIXALIDAE	ANURA	LC	unknown	18030	19.1	1/8
Micrixalus nudis	NA	MICRIXALIDAE	ANURA	VU	decreasing	9502	18.8	1/8
Ramanella triangularis	NA	MICROHYLIDAE	ANURA	VU	decreasing	6275	18.1	1/9
Philautus neelanethrus	NA	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	EN	decreasing	4583	17.8	1/3
Nyctibatrachus deccanensis	NA	NYCTIBATRACHIDAE	ANURA	VU	decreasing	5762	16.4	1/6
Micrixalus saxicola	Malabar Tropical Frog	MICRIXALIDAE	ANURA	VU	stable	9662	15.5	1/5
Micrixalus fuscus	NA	MICRIXALIDAE	ANURA	NT	decreasing	27452	15.4	1/6
Ichthyophis tricolor	NA	ICHTHYOPHIIDAE	GYMNOPHIONA	LC	unknown	21949	14.9	1/7
Indirana brachytarsus	NA	RANIXALIDAE	ANURA	EN	decreasing	2853	14.7	1/5
Indirana longicrus	NA	RANIXALIDAE	ANURA	DD	unknown	606	14.3	1/2
Hylarana aurantiaca	NA	RANIDAE	ANURA	VU	decreasing	12417	13.0	1/6
Raorchestes glandulosus	NA	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	VU	decreasing	15351	11.8	1/9
Ichthyophis beddomei	NA	ICHTHYOPHIIDAE	GYMNOPHIONA	LC	unknown	13385	11.6	1/7
Raorchestes munnarensis	NA	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	CR	decreasing	52	11.2	1/1
Clinotarsus curtipes	NA	RANIDAE	ANURA	NT	decreasing	19577	11.1	1/6
Indirana beddomii	NA	RANIXALIDAE	ANURA	LC	decreasing	50217	10.8	1/5
Rhacophorus malabaricus	Malabar Gliding Frog	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	LC	decreasing	51960	9.7	1/6
Raorchestes griet	NA	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	CR	decreasing	79	9.5	1/1
Raorchestes bombayensis	NA	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	VU	decreasing	12830	9.1	1/5
Raorchestes charius	NA	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	EN	decreasing	5436	9.1	1/3
Nyctibatrachus major	NA	NYCTIBATRACHIDAE	ANURA	VU	decreasing	14793	9.0	1/6
Hylarana temporalis	NA	RANIDAE	ANURA	NT	decreasing	43281	8.8	1/5
Fejervarya keralensis	Kerala Warty Frog	DICROGLOSSIDAE	ANURA	LC	stable	63817	8.7	1/3
Gegeneophis carnosus	NA	CAECILIIDAE	GYMNOPHIONA	DD	unknown	1639	8.3	1/3
Ramanella montana	NA	MICROHYLIDAE	ANURA	NT	unknown	35588	7.8	1/8
Indirana leithii	NA	RANIXALIDAE	ANURA	VU	decreasing	16246	7.2	1/4
Polypedates pseudocruciger	NA	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	LC	stable	14946	7.2	1/6
Fejervarya rufescens	Rufescent Burrowing Frog	DICROGLOSSIDAE	ANURA	LC	unknown	55787	6.9	1/3
Ghatixalus asterops	NA	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	DD	decreasing	3619	6.6	1/4
Raorchestes chromasynchysi	Confusing Green Bushfrog	RHACOPHORIDAE	ANURA	VU	stable	7204	6.6	1/3
Ichthyophis bombayensis	NA	ICHTHYOPHIIDAE	GYMNOPHIONA	LC	unknown	101838	6.5	1/2

Bird species for which Western Ghats World Heritage Site is of global importance

Scientific Name	Common Name	Family	Order	IUCN Red List	Direction of Population Trend	Distribution Size (km²)	Percentage Overlap	Rank/ Number
Strophocincla fairbanki	Kerala Laughingthrush	TIMALIIDAE	PASSERIFORMES	NT	decreasing	1097	37.6	1/7
Strophocincla cachinnans	Black-chinned Laughingthrush	TIMALIIDAE	PASSERIFORMES	EN	decreasing	1094	28.1	1/5
Myiomela major	Nilgiri Blue Robin	MUSCICAPIDAE	PASSERIFORMES	EN	decreasing	1161	27.4	1/6
Anthus nilghiriensis	Nilgiri Pipit	MOTACILLIDAE	PASSERIFORMES	VU	decreasing	11554	24.9	1/10
Schoenicola platyurus	Broad-tailed Grassbird	SYLVIIDAE	PASSERIFORMES	VU	decreasing	19728	23.8	1/9
Ficedula nigrorufa	Black-and-rufous Flycatcher	MUSCICAPIDAE	PASSERIFORMES	NT	decreasing	21354	18.0	1/11
Eumyias albicaudatus	Nilgiri Flycatcher	MUSCICAPIDAE	PASSERIFORMES	NT	decreasing	32810	16.8	1/9
Cyornis pallipes	White-bellied Blue-flycatcher	MUSCICAPIDAE	PASSERIFORMES	LC	decreasing	44251	13.0	1/8
Nectarinia minima	Crimson-backed Sunbird	NECTARINIIDAE	PASSERIFORMES	LC	stable	57004	12.5	1/8
Hirundo domicola	Hill Swallow	HIRUNDINIDAE	PASSERIFORMES	LC	stable	58354	7.5	1/5
Dendrocitta leucogastra	White-bellied Treepie	CORVIDAE	PASSERIFORMES	LC	stable	107997	7.1	1/2
Pycnonotus priocephalus	Grey-headed Bulbul	PYCNONOTIDAE	PASSERIFORMES	NT	decreasing	99355	6.9	1/5
Psittacula columboides	Malabar Parakeet	PSITTACIDAE	PSITTACIFORMES	LC	stable	115244	6.7	1/1
Columba elphinstonii	Nilgiri Wood-pigeon	COLUMBIDAE	COLUMBIFORMES	VU	decreasing	133273	5.4	1/1
Garrulax delesserti	Wynaad Laughingthrush	TIMALIIDAE	PASSERIFORMES	LC	decreasing	154098	5.2	1/1
Lonchura kelaarti	Black-throated Munia	ESTRILDIDAE	PASSERIFORMES	LC	stable	117209	5.0	1/2

Detailed factsheets for all bird species are available from BirdLife International

Mammal species for which Western Ghats World Heritage Site is of global importance

Scientific Name	Common Name	Family	Order	IUCN Red List	Direction of Population Trend	Distribution Size (km²)	Percentage Overlap	Rank/ Number
Suncus dayi	Day's Shrew	SORICIDAE	EULIPOTYPHLA	EN	decreasing	209	44.5	2/4
Martes gwatkinsii	Nilgiri Marten	MUSTELIDAE	CARNIVORA	VU	decreasing	7855	36.4	1/17
Trachypithecus johnii	Nilgiri Langur	CERCOPITHECIDAE	PRIMATES	VU	decreasing	16984	25.2	1/13
Latidens salimalii	Salim Ali's Fruit Bat	PTEROPODIDAE	CHIROPTERA	EN	decreasing	15078	24.4	1/7
Nilgiritragus hylocrius	Nilgiri Tahr	BOVIDAE	CETARTIODACTYLA	EN	decreasing	2097	23.6	1/9
Macaca silenus	Lion-tailed Macaque	CERCOPITHECIDAE	PRIMATES	EN	decreasing	27906	18.7	1/6
Funambulus sublineatus	Dusky-striped Squirrel	SCIURIDAE	RODENTIA	VU	decreasing	28411	15.6	1/6
Platacanthomys lasiurus	Malabar Spiny Tree Mouse	PLATACANTHOMYIDAE	RODENTIA	VU	decreasing	28207	14.1	1/7
Semnopithecus hypoleucos	Black-footed Gray Langur	CERCOPITHECIDAE	PRIMATES	VU	decreasing	13361	11.4	1/8
Petinomys fuscocapillus	Travancore Flying Squirrel	SCIURIDAE	RODENTIA	NT	decreasing	29031	10.9	1/6
Funambulus tristriatus	Western Ghats Striped Squirrel	SCIURIDAE	RODENTIA	LC	decreasing	79438	8.6	1/3
Paradoxurus jerdoni	Brown Palm Civet	VIVERRIDAE	CARNIVORA	LC	unknown	63768	8.6	1/7
Herpestes fuscus	Indian Brown Mongoose	HERPESTIDAE	CARNIVORA	VU	decreasing	55482	8.4	1/6
Mus famulus	Bonhote's Mouse	MURIDAE	RODENTIA	EN	decreasing	1554	5.9	4/5