Green-eyed bushfrog

Raorchestes chlorosomma

"Raorchestes chlorosomma" is a frog in the genus "Raorchestes". The common name is the green-eyed bushfrog.
Green-eyed Bush Frog || Munnar, Kerala || July 2024
 Green-eyed bushfrog,Raorchestes chlorosomma

Status

There have been no current conservation actions to help protect this species.

Habitat

Green-eyed bushfrogs only occur in disturbed sholas, a type of high-altitude evergreen forests which are found only in the southern portion of the Western Ghats. This species has also been found near the secondary forest and tea and eucalyptus plantations after very heavy rains, from about 1 m above the ground, from thickets of "Lantana" or leaves of "Eupatorium glandulosum". Like other congeners, this species breeds by direct development.

Predators

The green-eyed bushfrog is a Critically Endangered species because both the habitat and area in which it is found are being degraded by the extensively used tea, eucalyptus, and wattle plantations. The area where they live is also experiencing large tourism industry developments which could be a potential threat to this species. Though it appears the species is adaptable, it is not understood what the tolerance threshold is if the habitat is disturbed.

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Status: Endangered
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAmphibia
OrderAnura
FamilyRhacophoridae
GenusRaorchestes
SpeciesR. chlorosomma
Photographed in
India