Raorchestes signatus

Boulenger's bubble-nest frog, quartet bush frog, or cross-backed bush frog (Raorchestes signatus) is a frog. It lives in India in the Western Ghat mountains. Scientists have seen up to 2000 meters above sea level but not higher.[2][3][1]

Raorchestes signatus
Philautus signatus.jpg
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN3.1Q)[1]
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. signatus
Binomial name
Raorchestes signatus
(Boulenger, 1882)
Synonyms[2]
  • Ixalus signatus Boulenger, 1882
  • Rhacophorus (Philautus) signatus Ahl, 1931
  • Ixalus glandulosus Günther, 1876
  • Philautus signatus Gorham, 1974
  • Philautus (Philautus) signatus Bossuyt and Dubois, 2001
  • Kirtixalus signatus Yu, Rao, Zhang, and Yang, 2009
  • Pseudophilautus signatus Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009
  • Raorchestes signatus Biju, Shouche, Dubois, Dutta, and Bossuyt, 2010

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 S.D. Biju; Gajanan Dasaramji Bhuddhe; Bexel Ayyasamy Daniel; Sushil Dutta; Karthikeyan Vasudevan (2004). "Cross-backed Bush Frog: Raorchestes signatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T58903A11852815. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58903A11852815.en. 58903. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Raorchestes signatus (Boulenger, 1882)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  3. "Raorchestes signatus (Boulenger, 1882)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 1, 2023.