| Raorchestes aureus | |
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| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/RaorchestesR. aureus
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| Binomial name | |
| Template:Taxonomy/RaorchestesRaorchestes aureus Vijayakumar, Dinesh, Prabhu, and Shanker, 2014
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Raorchestes archeos is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to India, where it has been observed in the Western Ghat mountains at about 1524 meters above sea level.[2][3][4][1]
This frog has been observed in grasses near the edges of forests and in disturbed forest near disturbed grassland.[1]
Scientists classify this frog as critically endangered because its range is only ten square kilometers and subject to continued degradation, especially deforestation in favor of coffee plantations.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Template:Cite IUCN
- ↑ Vijayakumar SP; Dinesh KP; Prabhu MV; Shanker K (2014). "Lineage delimitation and description of nine new species of bush frogs (Anura: Raochestes, Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats escarpment". Zootaxa. 3893 (4): 451–488. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3893.4.1. PMID 25544534.
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