Raorchestes chotta
| Small bushfrog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Raorchestes |
| Species: | R. chotta
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| 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]
References[]
- ^ a b 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.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ 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.
External links[]
Data related to Raorchestes chotta at Wikispecies
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Raorchestes
- Frogs of India
- Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats
- Amphibians described in 2009