Sushil's bushfrog (Raorchestes sushili) is a critically endangered frog found only in the Andiparai Shola in the municipality of Valparai in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India.[2][3][1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Raorchestes |
| Species: | R. sushili
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| Raorchestes sushili Biju & Bossuyt, 2009
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This frog has been observed in evergreen forests between 1000 and 1600 meters above sea level. The frog sits on leaves and stems 1-3 m above the ground. This frog has not bene found in disturbed habitats, per a 2023 IUCN report.[1]
Like other frogs in Raorchestes, this frog breeds through direct development.[1]
The IUCN classifies this frog as endangered because of its small, fragmented range, which is subject to ongoing degradation.[1]
Original description
edit- Biju SD; Bossuyt F (2009). "Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species". Zool J Linn Soc (Abstract). 155: 374–444. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Sushil's Bushfrog: Raorchestes sushili". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T186166A166115575. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T186166A166115575.en. 186166. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Raorchestes sushili (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "Raorchestes sushili (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
External links
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