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Raorchestes sanjappai

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

Raorchestes sanjappai, the Periya bush frog, or Sanjappa's bush frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to India. Scientists have observed it in Periya in the Western Ghat mountains, approximately 750 meters above sea level.[2][3][1][4]

Scientists do not know much about this frog, and its resemblance to other frogs in Raorchestes makes it difficult to determine its two range. Like other frogs in Raorchestes, it breeds through direct development.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Sanjappa's Shrub Frog: Raorchestes sanjappai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T197945982A197945999. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T197945982A197945999.en. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Raorchestes sanjappai Garg, Suyesh, Das, Bee & Biju, 2021". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "Raorchestes sanjappai Garg, Suyesh, Das, Bee & Biju, 2021". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  4. ^ Garg S; Suyesh R; Das S; Bee MA; Biju SD (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: 9:e10791. doi:10.7717/peerj.10791. PMC 7936570. PMID 33717674.