Raorchestes sahai

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Sahai bushfrog
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. sahai
Binomial name
Raorchestes sahai
(Sarkar & Ray, 2006)
Synonyms
  • Philautus sahaiSarkar and Ray, 2006
  • Pseudophilautus sahai(Sarkar and Ray, 2006)

Raorchestes sahai, sometimes known as the Sahai bushfrog or Sahai bush frog, is a frog found by the Noa Dihing river near Gandhigram in Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rosamma Mathew (2008). "Raorchestes sahai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2008: e.T136187A4257120. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136187A4257120.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Raorchestes sahai (Sarkar and Ray, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. "Raorchestes sahai (Sarkar and Ray, 2006)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 23, 2023.