Raorchestes glandulosus

Raorchestes glandulosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species: R. glandulosus
Binomial name
Raorchestes glandulosus
(Jerdon, 1853)
Synonyms

Philautus glandulosus (Jerdon, 1853)
Philautus noblei Ahl, 1927
Phylloderma tenniens (Jerdon, 1853)

Raorchestes glandulosus (common names: glandular bush frog, rough-skinned bush frog, southern bubble-nest frog, and many others) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India, and known from the states of Karnataka and Kerala.[2][3]

Description

Raorchestes glandulosus are small frogs. Males are 22–27 mm (0.87–1.06 in) in snout-vent length. Among the generally small Raorchestes, this makes them medium-sized. Its distinguishing feature, at least among the species from the Western Ghats, is its yellow dorsal surface of the forearm.[3]

Habitat

Raorchestes glandulosus is an arboreal species, usually found higher that 4 metres above the ground. It can be found within rainforest but also disturbed habitats forest fringes near coffee plantations and gardens.[3] Raorchestes glandulosus is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Biju, S.D., Bhupathy, S., Bhuddhe, G.D., Daniel, B.A., Dutta, S., Vijayakumar, S.P. & Vasudevan, K. (2004). "Raorchestes glandulosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Raorchestes glandulosus (Jerdon, 1853)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Biju, S. D.; Bossuyt, F. (2009). "Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 155 (2): 374–444. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00466.x.

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