Raorchestes theuerkaufi

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Raorchestes theuerkaufi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. theuerkaufi
Binomial name
Raorchestes theuerkaufi
Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot, and Kalesh, 2011

Raorchestes theuerkaufi is a species of frog of the genus Raorchestes found in the tea estates of Kadalar near Munnar, Idukki district, in the Western Ghats of Kerala in India. [2] The species is named after Wolfgang Theuerkauf, a botanist and director of the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary in Wayanad, Kerala. [3] [4] [5] [1]

Habitat

This frog has been observed perched on rocks and leaf litter in secondary forests near tea and cardamom farms. People also saw this frog sitting on plants next roads. Sightings occurred between 1393 and 2000 meters above sea level. [1]

The frog's range includes at least one protected park: Anamalai Tiger Reserve. [1]

Life cycle

Like other frogs in Raorchestes, this frog breeds through direct development with no free-swimming tadpole stage. [1]

Threats

Scientists cite pesticides and climate change as threats to this frog. [1]

Scientists believe the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis can infect this frog. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis causes the fungal disease chytridiomycosis. [1]

Original description

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Raorchestes theuerkaufi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T56041164A56041170. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T56041164A56041170.en. 56041164. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Raorchestes theuerkaufi Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot, and Kalesh, 2011". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Manoj, E. M. (7 August 2011). "New species of frogs found in Western Ghats". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Jain, Akshai (15 June 2013). "God's Own Gardeners". Tehelka. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Raorchestes theuerkaufi Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot, and Kalesh, 2011". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
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