Raorchestes vellikkannan | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Rhacophoridae |
Genus: | Raorchestes |
Species: | R. vellikkannan |
Binomial name | |
Raorchestes vellikkannan Garg, Suyesh, Das, Bee, and Biju, 2021 | |
Raorchestes vellikkannan, the silver-eyed shrub frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to India. [2] [3] Scientists know it from the Western Ghat mountains in Kerala. [4] [1]
This frog has been observed 856 meters above sea level, north of the Palghat Gap. [1]
Scientists believe this frog breeds through direct development and never swims as a tadpole, like its congeners. [1]
Raorchestes graminirupes is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. Scientists know it exclusively from the type locality: Palmudi in the Western Ghat mountains, between 1030 and 1300 meters above sea level.
Raorchestes travancoricus, variously known as the Travancore bushfrog, Travancore bubble-nest frog, or Travancore tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. The species is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, India. Its specific name, travancoricus, as well as its three common names, refer to its type locality, Bodinayakkanur in the former Travancore state.
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Raorchestes anili, known commonly as Anil's bush frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.
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Raorchestes jayarami, also known as Jayaram's bush frog, is a species of frog from the subfamily rhacophoridae found in Valparai in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu in India, where it has been observed between 600 and 1800 meters above sea level.
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Roarchestes keirasabinae, or Keira's shrub frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to India. Scientists have observed it in many places within the Western Ghat mountains, all between 100 and 1,000 meters above sea level.