Raorchestes sushili

Sushil's bushfrog (Raorchestes sushili) is a critically endangered frog found only in the Andiparai Shola in the municipality of Valparai in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India.[2][3][1]

Sushil's Bushfrog
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. sushili
Binomial name
Raorchestes sushili
Biju & Bossuyt, 2009
Synonyms
  • Philautus sushili
  • Pseudophilautus sushili

This frog has been observed in evergreen forests between 1000 and 1600 meters above sea level. The frog sits on leaves and stems 1-3 m above the ground. This frog has not bene found in disturbed habitats, per a 2023 IUCN report.[1]

Like other frogs in Raorchestes, this frog breeds through direct development.[1]

The IUCN classifies this frog as endangered because of its small, fragmented range, which is subject to ongoing degradation.[1]

Original description
  • Biju SD; Bossuyt F (2009). "Systematics and phylogeny of Philautus Gistel, 1848 (Anura, Rhacophoridae) in the Western Ghats of India, with descriptions of 12 new species". Zool J Linn Soc (Abstract). 155: 374–444. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Sushil's Bushfrog: Raorchestes sushili". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T186166A166115575. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T186166A166115575.en. 186166. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. "Raorchestes sushili (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
  3. "Raorchestes sushili (Biju and Bossuyt, 2009)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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