Rohanixalus shyamrupus

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Rohanixalus shyamrupus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Rohanixalus
Species:
R. shyamrupus
Binomial name
Rohanixalus shyamrupus
(Chandra & Ghosh, 1989)
Synonyms
  • Chirixalus shyamrupusChanda and Ghosh, 1989
  • Chiromantis shyamrupus(Chanda and Ghosh, 1989)

Rohanixalus shyamrupus, also known as the hornbill bubble-nest frog and Shyamrup's bush frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to north-eastern India: it is only known from the type locality, Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh. [2] [3]

Formerly described in Chirixalus , it was moved to the new genus Rohanixalus in 2020 following a phylogenetic study. [2]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sushil Dutta; Annemarie Ohler; Saibal Sengupta; Sabitry Bordoloi (2004). "Chiromantis shyamrupus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T58795A11831195. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58795A11831195.en . Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Rohanixalus shyamrupus (Chanda and Ghosh, 1989) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
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