The spiny bush frog (Roarchestes echinatus) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to India. It has been observed in the Western Ghat mountains, between 1464 and 1864 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Raorchestes |
| Species: | R. echinatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Raorchestes echinatus Vijayakumar, Dinesh, Prabhu, and Shanker, 2014
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This frog has been observed in grassy places.[1]
Scientists classify this frog as vulnerable to extinction because, although locally abundant, it has been found in only one place. If climate change should alter that habitat, the frog would become critically endangered immediately. The frog's habitat is a pilgrimage site.[1]
Original description
edit- Vijayakumar SP; Dinesh KP; Prabhu MV; Shanker K (2014). "Lineage delimitation and description of nine new species of bush frogs (Anura: Raochestes, Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats escarpment". Zootaxa. 3893: 451–488.
References
edit- ^ a b c d IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Spiny Bush Frog: Leptomantis bimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T73787369A73787384. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T73787369A73787384.en. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Raorchestes echinatus Vijayakumar, Dinesh, Prabhu, and Shanker, 2014". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "Raorchestes echinatus Vijayakumar, Dinesh, Prabhu, and Shanker, 2014". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
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