Raorchestes andersoni

Raorchestes andersoni is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.[2][3] It is found in northeast India, northern Myanmar, and Tibet and Yunnan, China.[1][2] The common names Anderson's bubble-nest frog, Anderson's bush frog and tuberculed small treefrog have been coined for it.[2]

Raorchestes andersoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. andersoni
Binomial name
Raorchestes andersoni
(Ahl, 1927)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ixalus tuberculatus Anderson, 1879 "1878" — secondary homonym of Polypedates tuberculatus Anderson, 1871
  • Rhacophorus andersoni Ahl, 1927 — replacement name
  • Philautus andersoni Bourret, 1942
  • Theloderma andersoni Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009

Its natural habitats are tropical forest edges and marshes. It is an arboreal species that breeds in small, temporary water pools. It has been recorded in the Nameri National Park in India and just outside the Hkakabo Razi National Park in Myanmar.[1]

References
  1. van Dijk, P.P.; Wogan, G.; Dutta, S.; Ohler, A.; Sengupta, S. (2004). "Theloderma andersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58815A11844000. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58815A11844000.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Raorchestes andersoni (Ahl, 1927)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. "Raorchestes andersoni". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
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