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Rohanixalus shyamrupus
Rohanixalus shyamrupus, also known as the hornbill bubble-nest frog and Shyamrup's bush frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to north-eastern India: it is only known from the type locality, Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh.[2] [3]
| Rohanixalus shyamrupus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Rohanixalus |
| Species: | R. shyamrupus |
| Binomial name | |
| Rohanixalus shyamrupus (Chandra & Ghosh, 1989) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Formerly described in Chirixalus, it was moved to the new genus Rohanixalus in 2020 following a phylogenetic study.[2]
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Original description edit
- Chanda, S. K.; A. K. Ghosh. (1989). "A new frog of the genus Philautus Gistel, from the proposed Namdapha Biosphere Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 86: 215–217.
References edit
- ^ a b Sushil Dutta; Annemarie Ohler; Saibal Sengupta; Sabitry Bordoloi (2004). "Chiromantis shyamrupus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58795A11831195. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58795A11831195.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Rohanixalus shyamrupus (Chanda and Ghosh, 1989) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Liuixalus shyamrupus (Chanda and Ghosh, 1989)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved June 17, 2023.