Raorchestes charius
Raorchestes charius (common names: Karnataka bubble-nest frog, Seshachar's bush frog, Chari's bush frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India.[2] It is an arboreal species living in tropical moist evergreen forests in the Karnataka state. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by the conversion of native forests into cultivated areas.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Raorchestes |
| Species: | R. charius |
| Binomial name | |
| Raorchestes charius (Rao, 1937) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Philautus charius Rao, 1937 | |
References
- Biju, S.D.; Dutta, S.; Vasudevan, K.; Vijayakumar, S.P. & Srinivasulu, C. (2004). "Raorchestes charius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58830A11847382. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58830A11847382.en.
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Raorchestes charius (Rao, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
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