This is first every systematic study of anuran amphibians from the Dandeli Anshi Tiger Reserve, which will serve as a bench mark for further research on amphibians from this area. Twenty nine species of anurans recorded from DATR is quite comparable to any other place along the Western Ghats (Inger et al., 1984a, b; Vasudevan et al., 2001; Krishnamurthy, 2003; Gururaja et al., 2008). With very precise objectives, the present study provided diversity and distribution of anurans in DATR. Although, this study provided some useful insights on relationship between habitat variables and species distribution, a detailed study on effect of fragmentation, influence of agriculture practices inside DATR and past mining areas are worth exploring.

Batracharium - a unique concept for conservation of amphibians is proposed here, where in few localities inside DATR are identified, habitats are marked and provisions are made for frog watch with sign boards indicating the species to look for, kind of habitat and regular monitoring programmes are scheduled. First such batracharium can be at Nagazhari pond in front of the Kulgi nature camp. This particular pond, proposed for batracharium would have two signboards (15cmx60cm), one indicating it as “Batracharium-stop to watch frogs” and other with 5-10 commonly available amphibian species in that particular locality, along with their images, pointer showing specific colors and/or parts to look out.