Anil's bush frog
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. anili
Binomial name
Raorchestes anili
Synonyms

Philautus anili Biju and Bossuyt, 2006
Pseudophilautus anili (Biju and Bossuyt, 2006)

Raorchestes anili (Anil's bush frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.

It is found in the Western Ghats in the state of Kerala in India. It has been observed between 1000 and 1500 meters above sea level.[3][4] Its habitats include roadside vegetation and gardens.[1]

The adult male frog measures 23.2 - 25.2 mm in from nose to rear end and one female specimen 29.3 mm. The skin of the dorsum is light brown in color with darker brown marks. There is a dark brown mark on each side of the body, stretching from each front leg to each hind leg, meeting in the middle to make a V shape. There is a light brown intraorbital mark. Most of the snout is gray. There are many brown-black spots on the back. The iris of the eye is yellow-red in color with a gray rim.[4]

Scientists named this frog after Anil Zachariah, who assisted Dr. Biju.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 S.D. Biju (2006). "Raorchestes anili". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T58913A11855435. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T58913A11855435.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Biju, S.D.; Bossuyt, Franky (2006). "Two new species of Philautus (Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae) from the Western Ghats, India". Amphibia-Reptilia. Brill. 27 (1): 1–9(9). doi:10.1163/156853806776051985.
  3. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Raorchestes anili (Biju and Bossuyt, 2006)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  4. 1 2 Alexis Leigh Krup (26 October 2009). Kellie Whittaker (ed.). "Raorchestes anili (Biju and Bossuyt, 2006)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Biju, SD; Bossuyt F (2006). "Two new species of Philautus (Anura, Ranidae, Rhacophorinae) from the Western Ghats, India". Amphibia-Reptilia. 27 (1): 1–9. Retrieved 27 August 2023.


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