Raorchestes vellikkannan

Raorchestes vellikkannan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. vellikkannan
Binomial name
Raorchestes vellikkannan
Garg, Suyesh, Das, Bee, and Biju, 2021

Raorchestes vellikkannan, the silver-eyed shrub frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to India.[2][3] Scientists know it from the Western Ghat mountains in Kerala.[4][1]

This frog has been observed 856 meters above sea level, north of the Palghat Gap.[1]

Scientists believe this frog breeds through direct development and never swims as a tadpole, like its congeners.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Silver-eyed Shrub Frog: Raorchestes vellikkannan". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T197946021A197946034. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T197946021A197946034.en. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Raorchestes vellikkannan Garg, Suyesh, Das, Bee, and Biju, 2021". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Raorchestes vellikkannan Garg, Suyesh, Das, Bee, and Biju, 2021". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  4. ^ Garg S; Suyesh R; Das S; Bee MA; Biju SD (March 3, 2021). "An integrative approach to infer systematic relationships and define species groups in the shrub frog genus Raorchestes, with description of five new species from the Western Ghats, India". PeerJ (Abstract). 9: e10791. doi:10.7717/peerj.10791. PMC 7936570. PMID 33717674.


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