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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Raorchestes glandulosus .jpg
| status = VU
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{Cite iucn | author = S.D. Biju | author2 = S. Bhupathy | author3 = Gajanan Dasaramji Bhuddhe | author4 = Bexel Ayyasamy Daniel | author5 = Sushil Dutta | author6 = S.P. Vijayakumar | author7 = Karthikeyan Vasudevan |name-list-style=amp | title = ''Raorchestes glandulosus'' | volume = 2004 | page = e.T58847A11849180 | date = 2004 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58847A11849180.en }}</ref>
| taxon = Raorchestes glandulosus
| authority = ([[Thomas C. Jerdon|Jerdon]], 1853)
| synonyms = {{Species list
| Ixalis ? glandulosa | Jerdon, 1853
| Ixalus glandulosa | – Jerdon, 1870
| Ixalus glandulosus | – Günther, 1876 "1875"
| Ixalus pulcher | Boulenger, 1882
| Rhacophorus noblei | Ahl, 1927
| Rhacophorus pulcherrimus | Ahl, 1927
| Philautus glandulosus | – Roux, 1928
| Rhacophorus (Philautus) glandulosus | – Ahl, 1931
| Rhacophorus (Philautus) noblei | – Ahl, 1931
| Rhacophorus (Philautus) pulcherrimus | – Ahl, 1931
| Philautus pulcher | – Rao, 1937
| Philautus noblei | – Gorham, 1974
| Philautus pulcherrimus | – Gorham, 1974
| Philautus (Philautus) glandulosus | – Bossuyt and Dubois, 2001
| Pseudophilautus glandulosus | – Li et al., 2009
| Raorchestes glandulosus | – Biju et al., 2010 }}
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=Frost/>
}}

'''''Raorchestes glandulosus''''', also known as '''glandular bush frog''', '''rough-skinned bush frog''', '''southern bubble-nest frog''', and with many other names, is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Rhacophoridae]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Western Ghats]], [[India]], and known from the states of [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]].<ref name=Frost/><ref name="Biju and Bossuyt 2009"/>

==Description==
The distinguishing feature of this species, at least among the ''Raorchestes'' from the Western Ghats, is its yellow dorsal surface of the forearm and the loreal region. ''Raorchestes glandulosus'' are small frogs. Males are {{convert|22|-|27|mm|abbr=on}} in snout-vent length. Among the generally small ''Raorchestes'', this makes them medium-sized. The [[holotype]], now lost, was about {{convert|31|mm|abbr=on}}. The snout is pointed. The [[Dorsum (anatomy)|dorsum]] is shagreened. The lateral abdominal area is prominently glandular (hence the [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]] ''glandulosus''). Dorsal coloration varies between individuals and environmental conditions between dark green to dark purple or violet. The sides, forelimbs, and the loreal and tympanic regions are yellow. The ventrum is yellow to light yellow.<ref name="Biju and Bossuyt 2009"/>

==Habitat==
''Raorchestes glandulosus'' is an [[Arboreal locomotion|arboreal]] species, usually found higher that 4 metres above the ground. It can be found within rainforest but also disturbed habitats such as forest fringes near coffee plantations and gardens.<ref name="Biju and Bossuyt 2009"/> ''Raorchestes glandulosus'' is threatened by [[habitat loss]].<ref name=IUCN/>

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="Biju and Bossuyt 2009">{{cite journal|last1=Biju |first1=S. D. |last2=Bossuyt |first2=Franky | author-link1 = Sathyabhama Das Biju |name-list-style=amp |year=2009 |title=Systematics and phylogeny of ''Philautus'' Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species |journal=Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society |volume=155 |issue=2 |pages=374–444 |doi=10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00466.x|doi-access=free }}</ref>

<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Rhacophoridae/Rhacophorinae/Raorchestes/Raorchestes-glandulosus |title=''Raorchestes glandulosus'' (Jerdon, 1853) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2019 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
* {{Wikispecies-inline|Raorchestes glandulosus}}

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[[Category:Raorchestes|glandulosus]]
[[Category:Frogs of India]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 1854]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Thomas C. Jerdon]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]

Raorchestes glandulosus - Revision history

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