Raorchestes andersoni

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Raorchestes andersoni is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.[2][3] It is found in northeast India, northern Myanmar, and Tibet and Yunnan, China.[1][2] The common names Anderson's bubble-nest frog, Anderson's bush frog and tuberculed small treefrog have been coined for it.[2]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
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Raorchestes andersoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. andersoni
Binomial name
Raorchestes andersoni
(Ahl, 1927)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ixalus tuberculatus Anderson, 1879 "1878" — secondary homonym of Polypedates tuberculatus Anderson, 1871
  • Rhacophorus andersoni Ahl, 1927 — replacement name
  • Philautus andersoni Bourret, 1942
  • Theloderma andersoni Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009
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Its natural habitats are tropical forest edges and marshes. It is an arboreal species that breeds in small, temporary water pools. It has been recorded in the Nameri National Park in India and just outside the Hkakabo Razi National Park in Myanmar. This frog has been observed between 0 and 2006 meters above sea level.[1]

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