Raorchestes ravii

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Raorchestes ravii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. ravii
Binomial name
Raorchestes ravii
Zachariah et al., 2011

Raorchestes ravii is a species of frogs of the genus Raorchestes found in Naduvattam in the district of Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu, India, about 1890 meters above sea level. [2] [3] [1] The species is named after Ravi Chandran, an enthusiast from Wayanad who discovered the species. [4]

The first scientists to describe this frog observed it on a tea farm. Since then, people have seen this frog between 1890 and 2,284 meters above sea level in grassland and shola forest. Scientists infer this frog probably breeds through direct development, like other frogs in Raorchestes do. [1]

There have been reports of this frog in other places, such as Mukurthi National Park. [1]

Original description

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Ravi's Bush Frog: Raorchestes ravi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023: e.T56041190A56041194. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T56041190A56041194.en . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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