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Resplendent Shrubfrog
David V. Raju (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Resplendent Shrubfrog

Raorchestes resplendens
BirdNET IDBN13085
Taxon groupAmphibia
iNat observations49
Image sourceWikimedia
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Description wikipedia

Raorchestes resplendens, the resplendent shrubfrog, is a critically endangered species of frog belonging to the family Rhacophoridae endemic to the high altitude region around the south Indian peak of Anaimudi. It has extremely short limbs and numerous macroglands and was discovered from the Anamudi summit (2695 m asl) in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India and is known only from the Eravikulam National Park.

Common Names (5 locales)

en Resplendent Shrubfrog
ml റെസ്പ്ലൻഡന്റ് ഷ്രബ്ഫ്രോഗ്
nv Atʼąątah chʼałchilí nizhónígíí
ta ரோர்செசுடசு ரெசுபிளண்டன்சு
te రార్చ్ఎస్టెస్ రెస్ప్లీన్డెన్స్

External Identifiers

iNaturalist#70918
GBIF9047657
NCBI745780