Raorchestes manipurensis
| Leimatak's bush frog | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Raorchestes |
| Species: | R. manipurensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Raorchestes manipurensis (Mathew and Sen, 2009) | |
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Raorchestes manipurensis or Leimatak's bush frog is a species of frog of the genus Raorchestes found around the Tumzane river near Leimatak, Churachandpur district in the state of Manipur in India.[1] The species was discovered in 2008[2] and is named after "Leimatek" in Manipur, its type locality.[1]
References
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Raorchestes manipurensis Matthew and Sen, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ↑ "26 new species of frogs and insects discovered in India". Hindustan Times. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
External links
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Data related to Raorchestes manipurensis at Wikispecies
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