Activity budget and perch characteristics of  Pseudophilautus popularis (Manamendra-Arachchi &amp; Pethiyagoda, 2005) (Amphibia: Rhacophoridae) During the breeding season

Dayananda, Salindra K; Wickramsinghe, Deepthi D

doi:10.4038/tapro.v6i1.7054

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“…Frogs were not marked specifically for identification and those observed on different days were treated as different individuals. We used red light to observe frogs as it causes minimal disturbance to their activity (Dayananda and Wickramsinghe 2013) during the cardamom harvest season (September-November) in 2014 between 18:00 and 22:30.…”

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confidence: 99%

Do frogs really eat cardamom? Understanding the myth of crop damage by amphibians in the Western Ghats, India

Kanagavel¹,

Parvathy²,

Nirmal³

et al. 2017

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In the Western Ghats of India, amphibians are culled at cardamom plantations since they are perceived to consume cardamom. To better understand the relationship between amphibians and cardamom, a study was undertaken at these plantations, which harbor numerous threatened and range-restricted amphibians. We undertook questionnaire surveys with 298 respondents at 148 plantations across southern India. Time-activity budget and diet analysis surveys were undertaken to determine whether amphibians really consumed cardamom. The conception that amphibians eat cardamom was found to be widespread especially among small-sized plantations, leading to negative perceptions and a lack of interest in amphibian conservation. The plantation community perceives a substantial economic loss due to amphibians, even though this is non-existent as revealed by our field surveys. These perceptions would lead to a continued intolerance of amphibian presence in plantations. A suitable outreach initiative re-affirming facts and spreading awareness on the positive role of amphibians would need to be conducted to negate this age-old myth.

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Section: Field Surveymentioning

confidence: 99%