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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Small tree frog native to Arunachal Pradesh, India}}<br />
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| image = Gracixalus patkaiensis.jpg<br />
| genus = Gracixalus<br />
| species = patkaiensis<br />
| authority = Boruah, Deepak, Patel, Jithin, Yomcha & Das, 2023<br />
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The '''Patkai green tree frog''' ('''''Gracixalus patkaiensis''''') is a small tree [[frog]] native to [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[India]].<br />
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== Description ==<br />
In the [https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/98444/list/8/ Vertebrate Zoology] paper that was written on the frog, it is stated that it was around {{convert|23.6|–|26.5|mm|in|abbr=on}} in length. It also has a green [[Anatomical terms of location|dorsum]] with irregular brown spots. Other features of the frog include a dark streak along the back, and white marks on the sides of its body. It was noted that it had a slender physique with a long head.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Narang |first=Gaurvi |date=29 May 2023 |title=How a mating call led Indian & German scientists to new green tree frog species in Arunachal |url=https://theprint.in/science/how-a-mating-call-led-indian-german-scientists-to-new-green-tree-frog-species-in-arunachal/1600768/ |access-date=23 June 2023 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US |archive-date=5 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605143811/https://theprint.in/science/how-a-mating-call-led-indian-german-scientists-to-new-green-tree-frog-species-in-arunachal/1600768/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== Behavior ==<br />
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=== Mating ===<br />
Though there is little information on the mating season of the Patkai green tree frog, it is known that its mating call supposedly sounds like that of insects.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ritter |first=Moira |date=30 May 2023 |title=Whistles and clicks lead to tiny creature in Himalayan forest. Photos show new species |work=[[The Miami Herald]] |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article275914231.html |access-date=31 May 2023 |archive-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027143305/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article275914231.html |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== Discovery ==<br />
The frog was discovered by Indian and German researchers (B. Boruah, V. Deepak, N.G. Patel, V. Jithin, T. Yomcha, and A. Das, respectively), while they were on a [[herpetological]] expedition in [[Namdapha Tiger Reserve]] in [[Arunachal Pradesh]]. The frog is the first of the [[genus]] ''[[Gracixalus]]'' to be found in India.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Boruah |first1=Bitupan |last2=Deepak |first2=V. |last3=Patel |first3=Naitik G. |last4=Jithin |first4=Vijayan |last5=Yomcha |first5=Tajum |last6=Das |first6=Abhijit |date=26 May 2023 |title=A new species of green tree frog of the genus Gracixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the evergreen forest of Northeast India |url=https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/98444/ |journal=Vertebrate Zoology |language=en |volume=73 |pages=557–574 |doi=10.3897/vz.73.e98444 |issn=2625-8498 |doi-access=free |access-date=23 June 2023 |archive-date=3 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603035547/https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/98444/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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=== Etymology ===<br />
The frog was named after the [[Patkai]] hills that run along the [[Indo-Myanmar border]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
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# {{Cite web |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article275914231.html |access-date=31 May 2023 |archive-date=27 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027143305/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/article275914231.html |url-status=live |title=Whistles, clicks lead to new frog species in India: Photos &#124; Miami Herald |website=[[Miami Herald]] }}<br />
# {{cite web |url=https://theprint.in/science/how-a-mating-call-led-indian-german-scientists-to-new-green-tree-frog-species-in-arunachal/1600768/ | title=How a mating call led Indian & German scientists to new green tree frog species in Arunachal | date=29 May 2023 }}<br />
# {{cite journal |url=https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/98444/list/8/ | doi=10.3897/vz.73.e98444 | doi-access=free | title=A new species of green tree frog of the genus Gracixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the evergreen forest of Northeast India | date=2023 | last1=Boruah | first1=Bitupan | last2=Deepak | first2=V. | last3=Patel | first3=Naitik G. | last4=Jithin | first4=Vijayan | last5=Yomcha | first5=Tajum | last6=Das | first6=Abhijit | journal=Vertebrate Zoology | volume=73 | pages=557–574 }}<br />
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