Raorchestes annandalii

species of Amphibia

The coppersmith frog, Himalayan foam nesting frog, Himalaya bubble-nest frog, or Annandale's bush frog (Raorchestes annandalii) is a frog. It lives in Nepal, Bhutan, and India. People have seen it as high as 2700 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

Raorchestes annandalii
LC (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. annandalii
Binomial name
Raorchestes annandalii
(Boulenger, 1906)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ixalus annandalii Boulenger, 1906
  • Ixalus annandalei Annandale, 1908
  • Rhacophorus (Philautus) annandalii Ahl, 1931
  • Philautus annandalii Bourret, 1942
  • Philautus (Philautus) annandalii Bossuyt and Dubois, 2001
  • Pseudophilautus annandalii Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009
  • Raorchestes annandalii Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta, and Bossuyt, 2010

This frog lives in trees in evergreen forests and shrublands on mountains and hills. It lives in bushes and tall grass. It can live near humans. This frog hatches out of its egg as a small frog and never swims as a tadpole.[1]

Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in such a large place, but they believe bad chemicals from tea farms may hurt it in some places. Two of the places this frog lives are protected parks: Namdapha Wildlife Sanctuary and Dibang Wildlife Reserve.[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Coppersmith Frog: Raorchestes annandalii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T58816A166106343. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T58816A166106343.en. 58816. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Raorchestes annandalii (Boulenger, 1906)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. "Raorchestes andersoni (Boulenger, 1906)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 8, 2023.