Raorchestes manipurensis

Raorchestes manipurensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 Tumzane river near Leimatak, Churachandpur district in the state of Manipur in India.[2][3] This frog has been observed between 636 and 685 meters above sea level.[1]

Scientists found this frog in the dry place where a river had been. It was near bamboo. The frogs hid under small rocks and dry leaves. Scientists think this frog hatches out of its egg as a small frog, like other frogs in Raorchestes.[1] The species was discovered in 2008[4] and is named after "Leimatek" in Manipur, its type locality.[2]

Original description

  • Mathew R; Sen N. (2009). "Studies on little known amphibian species of northeast India". Rec. Zool. Surv. India Occ. Paper (Abstract). 293: 1–64.

References

  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Leimatak's Bush Frog: Raorchestes manipurensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T202903A2757729. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T202903A2757729.en. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Pseudophilautus manipurensis (Mathew and Sen, 2009)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ^ "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.