Raorchestes graminirupes
The Ponmudi bush frog (Raorchestes graminirupes) is a frog. It lives in India. Scientists have seen it exactly one place: Palmudi in the Western Ghat mountains, about 1030 meters above sea level.[2][3][1]
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| Conservation status | |
VU (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Raorchestes |
| Species: | R. graminirupes
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| Binomial name | |
| Raorchestes graminirupes (Biju and Bossuyt, 2005)
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Scientists saw this frog sitting on plants near the ground. The female frog lays eggs in cracks in rocks or near grass.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 S.D. Biju (2004). "Ponmudi Bush Frog: Raorchestes graminirupes". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T58909A11854378. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58909A11854378.en. 58909. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Raorchestes graminirupes (Biju and Bossuyt, 2005)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ "Raorchestes graminirupes (Biju and Bossuyt, 2005)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ↑ S.D. Biju; F. Bossuyt (2005). "Two New Philautus (Anura: Ranidae: Rhacophorinae) from Ponmudi Hill in the Western Ghats of India". Copeia (Abstract). 2005 (1): 29–37. doi:10.1643/CH-04-194R1. Retrieved September 7, 2023.