From the IUCN Red List Species Account:

Range Description

This species is known only from two localities (Koyna and Aboli) in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India. Specimens have been recorded at elevations between 900 and 1,200m asl.

Habitat and Ecology

This is a terrestrial toad of moist to wet evergreen forest, and dry riparian grassland. Its breeding has not been recorded, but it presumably takes place in water, probably in streams, by larval development.

Population

It is a rare species, and is uncommon at the type locality.

Population Trend

Decreasing

Major Threats

The main threat to this species is habitat loss due to agriculture and clear cutting of forests.

Conservation Actions

It has been recorded from the Konya Wild Life Sanctuary, but expanded protection of forest habitats in the species' range is needed. Further research is needed into the range and breeding biology of this species.

Taxonomic Notes

The taxonomy and relationships of this species need re-evaluation (Biju 2001).

Citation

S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger 2004. Xanthophryne koynayensis. In: IUCN 2012