Raorchestes agasthyaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. agasthyaensis
Binomial name
Raorchestes agasthyaensis
Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot & Kalesh, 2011

Raorchestes agasthyaensis, the Agasthiamalai bushfrog, is a frog found in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India, particularly in Bonacaud near Ponmudi as well as nearby areas of Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts.[2][3] The species is named after Agasthyamalai, its type locality.[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 (Excerpt). 5 (1): 25–48. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

References

  1. 1 2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Agasthya Bush Frog: Raorchestes agasthyaensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T56041279A56041288. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T56041279A56041288.en. 56041279. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  2. "Raorchestes agasthyaensis". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Raorchestes agasthyaensis Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot & Kalesh, 2011". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  4. Manoj, E. M. (7 August 2011). "New species of frogs found in Western Ghats". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  5. "Raorchestes agasthyaensis Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot, and Kalesh, 2011". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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