title: New distribution records for the critically endangered frog Indirana gundia (Dubois, 1986) from Kerala part of Western Ghats, India.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Indirana gundia is one of the critically endangered frog species of Western Ghats, India, and known only from the type locality (Gundya in Karnataka State, India) at an elevation of 200 m Mean Sea Level. We provide data on the geographical distribution of this species using molecular tools.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results expand the geographical distribution range of this species about 111 km south up to the northern part of Kerala State and recorded at an elevation ranging from 115 m to 200 m asl.
authors.affiliation: Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Trivandrum, India.
authors.forename: Abdulrasheed Safia
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Jesmina
authors.affiliation: Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Trivandrum, India.
authors.forename: Sanil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: George
keywords: 16S ribosomal RNA; Distribution; Indirana gundia; Western Ghats