Polypedates occidentalis
species of amphibian
The Charpa tree frog or Nagercoil whipping frog (Polypedates occidentalis) is a frog. It lives in India. People have seen it in the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve and Charpa Forest Range in Kerala.[2][3] People have seen it between 100 and 1100 meters above sea level.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Polypedates |
| Species: | P. occidentalis
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| Polypedates occidentalis Das and Dutta, 2006
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This frog lives in forests, both forests that have never been cut down and forests that have been cut down and then grew back. It can also live on farms and in places where humans live.[1]
Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in such a large place, but they believe people are changing the place where it lives.[1]
Scientists say this frog is related to P. cruciger, P. pseudocruciger, and P. maculatus.[4]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Charpa Tree Frog: Polypedates occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T135964A166112756. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T135964A166112756.en. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. "Polypedates occidentalis Das and Dutta, 2006". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ↑ "Polypedates mutus Das and Dutta, 2006". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ↑ Das I; Dutta S (2006). "New species of Polypedetes (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the western Ghats, southwest India". J Herpetol (Abstract and preview). 40: 214–220.
