Raorchestes dubois

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Koadaikanal bush frog
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. dubois
Binomial name
Raorchestes dubois
(Biju and Bossuyt, 2006)[2]
Synonyms

Philautus dubois Biju and Bossuyt, 2006
Philautus duboisi (erroneous spelling)
Pseudophilautus dubois (Biju & Bossuyt, 2006)

Raorchestes dubois is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.

It is known from the southern Western Ghats, near Kodaikanal in Dindigul District in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.[3] Its habitats include roadside vegetation and gardens.[1]

Name[]

The species is named in honour of , a French herpetologist.

Kodaikanal bush frog Anamudi shola kerala

References[]

  1. ^ a b S.D. Biju (2004). "Raorchestes dubois". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58912A11855137. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58912A11855137.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Biju, S.D.; Bossuyt, Franky (2006). "Two new species of Philautus (Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae) from the Western Ghats, India". Amphibia-Reptilia. Brill. 27 (1): 1–9(9). doi:10.1163/156853806776051985.
  3. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Raorchestes dubois (Biju and Bossuyt, 2006)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 July 2013.

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