Raorchestes ravii

Raorchestes ravii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Subfamily: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species: R. ravii
Binomial name
Raorchestes ravii
Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot, and Kalesh, 2011

Raorchestes ravii is a species of frog of the genus Raorchestes found in Naduvattam in the district of Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu, India.[1] The species is named after Ravi Chandran, an enthusiast from Wayanad who discovered the species.[2]

References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Raorchestes ravii Zachariah, Dinesh, Kunhikrishnan, Das, Raju, Radhakrishnan, Palot, and Kalesh, 2011". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  2. Manoj, E. M. (August 7, 2011). "New species of frogs found in Western Ghats". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 September 2014.


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