Raorchestes hassanensis, the Hassan bush frog or Dutta's bubble-nest frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to India, including the Western Ghats.[2][3][1]
| Raorchestes hassanensis | |
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| From Kodagu, Karnataka, India. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Raorchestes |
| Species: | R. hassanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Raorchestes hassanensis (Dutta, 1985)
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Scientists once believed this population to be part of Raorchestes flaviventris but a reassessment was published in 2015.[3][4]
This frog lives in evergreen and shola forests and has also been observed on coffee and tea plantations. It seems to tolerate some level of habitat disturbance but not an entirely open canopy.[1]
Scientists classify this frog as near threatened because its moderate range faces only moderate threat and because the frog shows some ability to live in altered habitats. The fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis can infect other frogs in Raorchestes, so the fungal disease chytridiomycosis may pose some threat as well.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Dutta's Bubble-nest Frog: Raorchestes hassanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T87739519A87739538. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T87739519A87739538.en. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. "Raorchestes hassanensis (Dutta, 1985)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Raorchestes hassanensis (Dutta, 1985)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ Robin Kurian Abraham; Anil Zachariah; Vivek Philip Cyriac (November 24, 2015). "A reappraisal of the rhacophorid bush frog Raorchestes flaviventris (Boulenger, 1882), with an evaluation of the taxonomic status of R. emeraldi Vijayakumar, Dinesh, Prabhu and Shankar, 2014". Zootaxa (Abstract). 4048 (1): 90–100. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4048.1.5. PMID 26624738. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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