Biology:Raorchestes thodai
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Short description: Species of amphibian
| Raorchestes thodai | |
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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. thodai
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| Raorchestes thodai Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot, and Kalesh, 2011
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Raorchestes thodai is a species of frog of the genus Raorchestes found in Ooty in the Nilgiris district of the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu in India . Scientists have observed it in the type locality, 1980 meters above sea level.[1][2] The species is named after the Thoda tribe who dwell in the region.[3]
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.
References
- ↑ "Raorchestes thodai Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot, and Kalesh, 2011". University of California, Berkeley. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/7687.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Raorchestes thodai 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-thodai. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3419093 entry
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