Biology:Raorchestes theuerkaufi
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Raorchestes theuerkaufi | |
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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. theuerkaufi
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| Raorchestes theuerkaufi Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot, and Kalesh, 2011
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Raorchestes theuerkaufi is a species of frog of the genus Raorchestes found in the tea estates of Kadalar near Munnar, Idukki district, in the Western Ghats of Kerala in India .[2] The species is named after Wolfgang Theuerkauf, a botanist and director of the Gurukula Botanical Sanctuary in Wayanad, Kerala.[3][4][5][1]
Original description
- Zachariah A; Dinesh KP; Kunhikrishnan E; Das S; Raju DV; Radhakrishnan C; Palot MJ; Kalesh S (2011). "Nine new species of frogs of the genus Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India.". Biosystematica 5 (1): 25–48. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317304593. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). Raorchestes theuerkaufi. 3.1. p. e.T56041164A56041170. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T56041164A56041170.en. 56041164. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/56041164/56041170. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Raorchestes theuerkaufi Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot, and Kalesh, 2011". 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-theuerkaufi.
- ↑ Manoj, E. M. (7 August 2011). "New species of frogs found in Western Ghats". The Hindu. https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/new-species-of-frogs-found-in-western-ghats/article2333502.ece.
- ↑ Jain, Akshai (15 June 2013). "God's Own Gardeners". Tehelka. http://www.tehelka.com/gods-own-gardeners/.
- ↑ "Raorchestes theuerkaufi Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot, and Kalesh, 2011". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/7686.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3419091 entry
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