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Kudremukh Bush Frog
Raorchestes tuberohumerus
Raorchestes tuberohumerus (Kudremukh bush frog or knob handed shrub frog) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India, where it is found in Karnataka and Kerala states.
From the article Raorchestes tuberohumerus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This small sized shrub frog (male snout-vent length 22–19 mm (0.87–0.75 in)) is diagnosed by the following combination of characters: Snout sub elliptical in shape; iris golden brown; the humerus bone slightly projects on the ventral region near shoulders; light grey dorsum with spinular projections and prominent yellow patches with brown on the groin region.
What it does
Raorchestes tuberohumerus are seen on shrubs in forests, plantations, home gardens and road side vegetation between 500 and 1500 m elevation. They are known to face down towards ground and vocalize on dead leaves on shrubs.
Wikipedia: “Ecology and natural history”
In human culture
Scientists believe this is the only frog whose humerus bone sticks out of its body, so they gave it the Latin name tuberohumerus, meaning "knobbed humerus bone."
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
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Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 26310.