Raorchestes dubois

Koadaikanal bush frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Rhacophoridae
Genus:Raorchestes
Species: R. dubois
Binomial name
Raorchestes dubois
Synonyms

Philautus dubois Biju and Bossuyt, 2006
Philautus duboisi (erroneous spelling)
Pseudophilautus dubois (Biju & Bossuyt, 2006)

Raorchestes dubois is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.

It is known from the southern Western Ghats, near Kodaikanal in Dindigul District in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.[3] Its habitats include roadside vegetation and gardens.[1]

Name

The species is named in honour of Alain Dubois, a French herpetologist.

Kodaikanal bush frog Anamudi shola kerala

References

  1. 1 2 S.D. Biju (2004). "Raorchestes dubois". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T58912A11855137. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58912A11855137.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Biju, S.D.; Bossuyt, Franky (2006). "Two new species of Philautus (Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae) from the Western Ghats, India". Amphibia-Reptilia. Brill. 27 (1): 1–9(9). doi:10.1163/156853806776051985.
  3. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Raorchestes dubois (Biju and Bossuyt, 2006)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  • "Philautus dubois". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
  • Raorchestes dubois in the CalPhotos Photo Database, University of California, Berkeley
  • Data related to Raorchestes dubois at Wikispecies


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