Biology:Raorchestes anili
| Anil's bush frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Raorchestes |
| Species: | R. anili
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| Binomial name | |
| Raorchestes anili (Biju and Bossuyt, 2006)[2]
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Philautus anili Biju and Bossuyt, 2006 | |
Raorchestes anili (Anil's bush frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.
It is found in the Western Ghats in the state of Kerala in India. It has been observed between 1000 and 1500 meters above sea level.[3][4] Its habitats include roadside vegetation and gardens.[1]
The adult male frog measures 23.2 - 25.2 mm in from nose to rear end and one female specimen 29.3 mm. The skin of the dorsum is light brown in color with darker brown marks. There is a dark brown mark on each side of the body, stretching from each front leg to each hind leg, meeting in the middle to make a V shape. There is a light brown intraorbital mark. Most of the snout is gray. There are many brown-black spots on the back. The iris of the eye is yellow-red in color with a gray rim.[4]
Scientists named this frog after Anil Zachariah, who assisted Dr. Biju.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 S.D. Biju (2006). "Raorchestes anili". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006: e.T58913A11855435. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T58913A11855435.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58913/11855435. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Raorchestes anili (Biju and Bossuyt, 2006)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Raorchestes+anili.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kellie Whittaker, ed (October 26, 2009). "Raorchestes anili (Biju and Bossuyt, 2006)". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/6729.
- ↑ Biju, SD; Bossuyt F (2006). "Two new species of Philautus (Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae) from the Western Ghats, India.". Amphibia-Reptilia 27 (1): 1–9. doi:10.1163/156853806776051985. https://brill.com/view/journals/amre/27/1/article-p1_1.xml?language=en. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
External links
External links
- "Philautus anili". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=775245. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- Photos at CalPhotos
Wikidata ☰ Q28064565 entry
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