Biology:Raorchestes silentvalley
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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. silentvalley
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| Raorchestes silentvalley Zachariah et al., 2016
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Raorchestes silentvalley or Silent Valley bushfrog is a species of tree frog endemic to the Nilgiri Hills of southern India and belongs to the species-rich Asian genus Raorchestes. The species was described in June, 2016 and has been found to have a very restricted distribution on the southwestern slopes of the Nilgiri Hills in the Silent Valley National Park. This frog has been observed 2100 meters above sea level in Silent Valley National Park.[1][2]
The species was described from the southern edge of the Nilgiris in the Silent Valley region. They are variable in colour but are green above with patterns of black blotches and spots. Scientists found one adult male frog that measured 26.9 mm in snout-vent length. The skin of its back was green and the skin of its belly was yellow. There were purple-black spots near the legs. Different frogs can have different marks. There is no webbed skin on the front feet and some webbed skin on the back feet. The underside is yellow with black or purple spots and streaks. The toe-pads are purplish. They have a distinct advertisement call given from tree perches at about 2 metres above the ground.[3]
References
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R.. "Raorchestes silentvalley Zachariah, Cyriac, Chandramohan, Ansil, Mathew, Raju, and Abraham, 2016". American Museum of Natural History, New York. https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Rhacophoridae/Rhacophorinae/Raorchestes/Raorchestes-silentvalley.
- ↑ "Raorchestes silentvalley Zachariah, Cyriac, Chandramohan, Ansil, Mathew, Raju, and Abraham, 2016". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8489.
- ↑ Zachariah, A.; V. P. Cyriac; B. Chandramohan; B. R. Ansil; J. K. Mathew; D. V. Raju; R. K. Abraham (2016). "Two new species of Raorchestes (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Silent Valley National Park in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats, India". Salamandra 52 (2): 63–76. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/304316726.
Wikidata ☰ Q26702204 entry
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