Raorchestes flaviocularis
Species of frog
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Raorchestes flaviocularis is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to India. It has been observed between 1459 and 1569 meters above sea level in the Western Ghat mountains.[2][3] It has been observed between 1400 and 1600 meters above sea level.[1]
| Raorchestes flaviocularis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Raorchestes |
| Species: | R. flaviocularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Raorchestes flaviocularis Vijayakumar, Dinesh, Prabhu, and Shanker, 2014 | |
This frog has been observed on Ochlandra grass and high up in the forest canopy.[1]
Scientists say classify this frog as endangered because of its small, fragmented range, which is subject to further degradation. Climate chance poses a particular problem because so much of the population lives at higher elevations, making it unlikely the frog would be able to migrate north if its range were to grow . The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, which causes the disease chytridiomycosis, can infect other frogs in Raorchestes and may infect this frog.[1]
Original description
- Vijayakumar SP; Dinesh KP; Prabhu MV; Shanker K (2014). "Lineage delimitation and description of nine new species of bush frogs (Anura: Raochestes, Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats escarpment". Zootaxa. 3893: 451–488.
