Raorchestes manohari

Raorchestes manohari
Raorchestes manohari
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. manohari
Binomial name
Raorchestes manohari
Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot, and Kalesh, 2011

Raorchestes manohari is a species of frog of the genus Raorchestes found in Bonacaud in the Western Ghats of Kerala in India.[2] The species is named after T. M. Manoharan, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Kerala.[3][4][1]

The adult frog measures about 17.57 - 18.06 mm in snout-vent length. The skin of the dorsum is bright yellow with brown-black spots. It is not smooth. The flanks are lighter yellow in color. The frog's belly is white in color.[4]

Scientists observed the frog on reed plants of the species Ochlandra travancorica on plantations and in forests. Scientists believe the frogs depend on the reeds to live and will not tolerate habitat disturbance. The frog breeds by direct development in bamboo plants.[1]

Scientists classify this frog as endangered because of its small range.[1]

Original description

  • Zachariah A; Dinesh KP; Kunhikrishnan E; Das S; Raju DV; Radhakrishnan C; Palot MJ; Kalesh S (2011). "Nine new species of frogs of the genus Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India". Biosystematica (Excerpt). 5 (1): 25–48. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

References

  1. ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Raorchestes manohari". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1: e.T56041214A56041224. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T56041214A56041224.en. 56041214. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Raorchestes manohari (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. ^ Manoj, E. M. (7 August 2011). "New species of frogs found in Western Ghats". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b Shreya Gowda (17 June 2013). Ann T. Chang; Michelle S. Koo (eds.). "Raorchestes theuerkaufi Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot, and Kalesh, 2011". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 12 September 2023.