Patkai green tree frog
Small tree frog native to Arunachal Pradesh, India
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The Patkai green tree frog (Gracixalus patkaiensis) is a small tree frog native to Arunachal Pradesh, India.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Gracixalus |
| Species: | G. patkaiensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gracixalus patkaiensis Boruah, Deepak, Patel, Jithin, Yomcha & Das, 2023 | |
Description
In the Vertebrate Zoology paper that was written on the frog, it is stated that it was around 23.6–26.5 mm (0.93–1.04 in) in length. It also has a green dorsum with irregular brown spots. Other features of the frog include a dark streak along the back, and white marks on the sides of its body. It was noted that it had a slender physique with a long head.[1]
Behavior
Mating
Though there is little information on the mating season of the Patkai green tree frog, it is known that its mating call supposedly sounds like that of insects.[2]
Discovery
The frog was discovered by Indian and German researchers (B. Boruah, V. Deepak, N.G. Patel, V. Jithin, T. Yomcha, and A. Das, respectively), while they were on a herpetological expedition in Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh. The frog is the first of the genus Gracixalus to be found in India.[3]
Etymology
The frog was named after the Patkai hills that run along the Indo-Myanmar border.