Raorchestes archeos

species of amphibian

The Pandipath bush frog (Raorchestes archeos) is a species of frog. It lives in India in the Western Ghats. People have seen it between 500 and 1071 meters above sea level. It lives in wet evergreen forests. People have seen it in the mountain ranges between Kerala and Tamil Nadu.[2][3][4][1]

Raorchestes archeos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. archeos
Binomial name
Raorchestes archeos
Vijaykumar et al., 2014[2]

Scientists say this frog is at some risk of dying out. This is because human beings continue to change the place where it lives, but it is good at living in places that humans have changed, so long as they haven't changed it too much. Scientists say chemicals meant to kill pests may also kill this frog. One of the places the frog lives is the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve. Every year, many people take a religious trip to the reserve. They leave behind garbage and take wood for firewood.[1]

First paper

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  • 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: 451–488.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Raorchestes archeos". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T73786883A73786887. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T73786883A73786887.en. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 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.
  3. Frost, Darrel R. "Raorchestes archeos Vijayakumar, Dinesh, Prabhu, and Shanker, 2014". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  4. "Raorchestes archeos Vijayakumar, Dinesh, Prabhu, and Shanker, 2014". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved February 29, 2024.