Gracixalus patkaiensis

small tree frog native to Arunachal Pradesh, India

The Patkai green tree frog (Gracixalus patkaiensis) is a frog. It lives in India, but scientists think it could also live in Myanmar. People have seen it 645 meters above sea level.[1][2]

Gracixalus patkaiensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Gracixalus
Species:
G. patkaiensis
Binomial name
Gracixalus patkaiensis
Boruah, Deepak, Patel, Jithin, Yomcha, and Das, 2023

The adult male frog is 23.6–26.5 mm long from nose to rear end. The skin of the frog's back is green in color with brown spots. There are many small spikes on the frog's back. There are dark marks on the sides of the head. There are white marks on the sides of the head. There are thin white lines on the side of the body. The eyelids over the eyes are dark brown in color. The iris of the eye is yellow in color with some brown. The nose is pointed in shape.[3]

This frog lives in evergreen forests.[3]

Scientists named this frog patkaiensis after the Patkai hills, where they found the frog.[3]

References

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  1. Frost, Darrel R. "Gracixalus patkaiensis Boruah, Deepak, Patel, Jithin, Yomcha, and Das, 2023". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  2. "Gracixalus patkaiensis Boruah, Deepak, Patel, Jithin, Yomcha, & Das, 2023". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bitupan B; Deepak V; Patel NG; Jithin V; Yomcha T; Das A (2023). "A new species of green tree frog of the genus Gracixalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the evergreen forest of Northeast India". Vertebrate Zoology. 73: 557–574. Retrieved April 17, 2024.