Raorchestes chromasynchysi, also known as the confusing green bushfrog or confusing green bush frog, is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats of Kerala and Karnataka in India.[1][2][3] It has been observed between 800 and 1500 meters above sea level.[1]
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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. chromasynchysi
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| Raorchestes chromasynchysi (Biju & Bossuyt, 2009)
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This frog is found in evergreen shola forests. For a long time, scientists believed that this frog was hypersensitive to noise disturbance, but it has since been observed at roadsides. It has also been observed in coffee and cardamom plantations. Like other frogs in Raorchestes, this frog breeds through direct development.[1]
Scientists classify this frog as vulnerable because of its limited, fragmented range, and because of ongoing threats from agricultural encroachment.[1]
Original description edit
- Biju SD; Bossuyt F (2009). "Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species". Zool J Linn Soc (Abstract). 155 (2): 374–444. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00466.x. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Confusing Green Bushfrog: Raorchestes chromasynchysi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T187830A166115729. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T187830A166115729.en. 187830. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Raorchestes chromasynchysi (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ "Raorchestes chromasynchysi (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
External links edit
Data related to Raorchestes chromasynchysi at Wikispecies
