Raorchestes charius

Raorchestes charius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. charius
Binomial name
Raorchestes charius
(Rao, 1937)
Synonyms[2]
  • Philautus charius Rao, 1937
  • Philautus (Philautus) charius Bossuyt and Dubois, 2001
  • Kirtixalus charius Yu, Rao, Zhang, and Yang, 2009
  • Pseudophilautus charius Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009
  • Theloderma tuberculatus Hou, Yu, Chen, Liao, Zhang, Chen, Li, and Orlov, 2017
  • Raorchestes charius Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta, and Bossuyt, 2010

Karnataka bubble-nest frog, Seshachar's bush frog, or Chari's bush frog (Raorchestes charius) is a frog. It lives in southwestern India, Bhutan in the Southern Ghat Mountains. People have seen it between 800 and 1400 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]

This frog lives in evergreen and broadleaf forests and in grasslands, but people have also seen a few on large farms. The frog sits on plants about 1 m off the ground. The frog hatches from its egg as a small frog. People have seen the adults and young frogs in leaf litter on the ground.[1]

Scientists believe this frog is not in danger of dying out because it lives in such a large place. Many of the places the frog lives are protected parks. This frog is in some danger from fires and from people changing its forest into farmland, building roads, and from visitors. Scientists believe the fungal disease chytridiomycosis can hurt this frog.[1]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Seshachar's Bush Frog: Raorchestes charius". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T58830A166106658. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T58830A166106658.en. 58830. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Raorchestes andersoni (Rao, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Raorchestes charius (Rao, 1937)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 10, 2023.