Biology:Raorchestes charius

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Short description: Species of frog

Raorchestes charius
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. charius
Binomial name
Raorchestes charius
(Rao, 1937)
Synonyms

Philautus charius Rao, 1937

Raorchestes charius (common names: Karnataka bubble-nest frog, Seshachar's bush frog, Chari's bush frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India .[2] It is an arboreal species living in tropical moist evergreen forests in the Karnataka state. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by the conversion of native forests into cultivated areas.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Biju, S.D.; Dutta, Sushil; Vasudevan, Karthikeyan; Vijayakumar, S.P.; Srinivasulu, Chelmala (2004). "Raorchestes charius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58830A11847382. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58830A11847382.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58830/11847382. Retrieved 15 November 2021. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Raorchestes charius (Rao, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Rhacophoridae/Rhacophorinae/Raorchestes/Raorchestes-charius. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q28058969 entry