Raorchestes manipurensis

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Leimatak's bush frog
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. manipurensis
Binomial name
Raorchestes manipurensis
(Mathew and Sen, 2009)
Synonyms
  • Philautus manipurensis Mathew and Sen, 2009
  • Pseudophilautus manipurensis Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009

Raorchestes manipurensis or Leimatak's bush frog is a species of frog of the genus Raorchestes found around the near , Churachandpur district in the state of Manipur in India.[1] The species was discovered in 2008[2] and is named after "Leimatek" in Manipur, its type locality.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Raorchestes manipurensis Matthew and Sen, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  2. ^ "26 new species of frogs and insects discovered in India". Hindustan Times. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.

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