Micro-level distribution of the eight evolutionarily distinct lineages (EDL) including the two recognized species of RLTBs in the Western Ghats.

1The precise type locality of P. denisonii is still unclear. Three river systems, Periyar, Pampa and Achankovil drain the larger landscape in and around from where Francis Day described P. denisonii[89].Lineages in bold represent the most heavily collected locations of RLTBs, see also figure S8. Voucher specimen of the specimens examined in our study are currently deposited at the museum of the Conservation Research Group (CRG), Department of.Aquaculture, St. Albert’s College, Kochi, India.