| Small bushfrog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Raorchestes |
| Species: | R. chotta |
| Binomial name | |
| Raorchestes chotta (Biju & Bossuyt, 2009) | |
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Raorchestes chotta, also known as the small bushfrog or small bush frog, is a species of frog found only in Ponmudi in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India. This frog lays eggs attached to the underside of a leaf. They hatch as tiny froglets, skipping the tadpole stage. The adult frogs are light brown in color.[1][2][3]
Original description
- Biju SD; Bossuyt F (2009). "Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species". Zool J Linn Soc 155 (Abstract): 374–444. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00466.x. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
References
- 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2012). "Raorchestes chotta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T186160A1810554. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T186160A1810554.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Raorchestes chotta (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ↑ "Raorchestes chotta (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
External links
Data related to Raorchestes chotta at Wikispecies
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