Raorchestes sahai

Sahai bushfrog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. sahai
Binomial name
Raorchestes sahai
(Sarkar & Ray, 2006)
Synonyms
  • Philautus sahai Sarkar and Ray, 2006
  • Pseudophilautus sahai (Sarkar and Ray, 2006)

Raorchestes sahai, sometimes known as the Sahai bushfrog or Sahai bush frog, is a frog found by the Noa Dihing river near Gandhigram in Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India.[1][2][3]

This frog has been observed between 600 and 1200 meters above sea level, in dense forest near the Noa Dihing River. This frog was found inside a hollow in a tree containing rainwater and dead leaves. The frogs have also been seen perched grass in a swamp.[1]

Scientists think this frog breeds through direct development with no free-swimming tadpole stage, like other frogs in Raorchestes.[1]

Scientists believe this might be the same species as R. parvulus, but further data collection is warranted to confirm this.[1]

Original description

  • Sarkar; Ray (2006). "Fauna of Arunachal Pradesh (Part-1)". Zoological Survey of India Calcutta. 303.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Rosamma Mathew (2008). "Raorchestes sahai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T136187A4257120. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136187A4257120.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Raorchestes sahai (Sarkar and Ray, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Raorchestes sahai (Sarkar and Ray, 2006)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 23, 2023.