Thursday 15 February
The World's Favourite Unloved Species 2018 - the Galapagos Racer
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Anura |
| Family | Ranidae |
| Genus | Rana (1) |
ARKive is working with IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature, to source images of the world's threatened amphibian species. Together with Conservation International and NatureServe, IUCN has led a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status for the world's known species of frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians. To date, the project has involved the input of more than 600 herpetologists from around the world.
IUCN Red List category, and details of range, ecology, threats and conservation information for every known amphibian species, can be found on the IUCN Red List website.
View information on this species at the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1).
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© S.U. Saravanakumar
S.U. Saravanakumar
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Tamil Nadu
India
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sara@ecotone.co.in
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Thursday 15 February
The World's Favourite Unloved Species 2018 - the Galapagos Racer
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