Raorchestes ravii

Raorchestes ravii
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Rhacophoridae
Genus:	Raorchestes
Species:	R. ravii
Binomial name
Raorchestes ravii Zachariah et al., 2011

Raorchestes ravii is a species of frogs of the genus Raorchestes found in Naduvattam in the district of Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu, India, about 1890 meters above sea level.^[2][3][1] The species is named after Ravi Chandran, an enthusiast from Wayanad who discovered the species.^[4]

The first scientists to describe this frog observed it on a tea farm. Since then, people have seen this frog between 1890 and 2,284 meters above sea level in grassland and shola forest. Scientists infer this frog probably breeds through direct development, like other frogs in Raorchestes do.^[1]

There have been reports of this frog in other places, such as Mukurthi National Park.^[1]

Original description

• Zachariah A; Dinesh KP; Kunhikrishnan E; Das S; Raju DV; Radhakrishnan C; Palot MJ; Kalesh S (2011). "Nine new species of frogs of the genus Raorchestes (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from southern Western Ghats, India". Biosystematica (Excerpt). 5 (1): 25–48. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Ravi's Bush Frog: Raorchestes ravi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T56041190A56041194. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T56041190A56041194.en. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Raorchestes ravii Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot, and Kalesh, 2011". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
3. "Raorchestes ravii Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot, and Kalesh, 2011". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
4. Manoj, E. M. (7 August 2011). "New species of frogs found in Western Ghats". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 September 2014.

External links

• Data related to Raorchestes ravii at Wikispecies