Bush Frogs
Raorchestes
Raorchestes is a genus of frogs in the subfamily Rhacophorinae that are found in mountainous regions of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and southern China. A recent study places Raorchestes as a sister taxon of Pseudophilautus. Before the description of the genus in 2010, species now in Raorchestes had been assigned to genera Ixalus (no longer recognized), Philautus, and Pseudophilautus.
The genus is named in honour of C. R. Narayan Rao in recognition of his contribution to Indian batrachology. The other root orchestes is based on an older genus name for frogs of the Philautus group, Orchestes Tschudi 1838. Extensive exploration in the range of the genus in the Western Ghats of India suggests an under-estimation of the number of species in the genus. A study of the diverse species of the genus show that the separate isolated massifs of the Western Ghats played a major role in the speciation and habitat specificity seen in the genus of bush frogs.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 81 known species
Coorg Yellow Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes luteolus
Variable Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes akroparallagi
Anil's Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes anili
Kodaikanal Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes dubois
Ponmudi Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes ponmudi
Karin Bubble-nest Frog
speciesRaorchestes parvulus
Kudremukh Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes tuberohumerus
Cross-backed Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes signatus
Jayaram's Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes jayarami
Beddome's Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes beddomii
Southern Bubble-nest Frog
speciesRaorchestes glandulosus
Ghate's Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes ghatei
Ochlandra shrub frog
speciesRaorchestes ochlandrae
Dutta's Bubble-nest Frog
speciesRaorchestes hassanensis
Bombay Bubble-nest Frog
speciesRaorchestes bombayensis
Green-eyed Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes chlorosomma
Confusing Green Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes chromasynchysi
Sushil's Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes sushili
Griet's Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes griet
Munnar Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes munnarensis
Shillong bubble-nest frog
speciesRaorchestes shillongensis
Chari's bush frog
speciesRaorchestes charius
Resplendent Shrubfrog
speciesRaorchestes resplendens
Kalpetta Yellow Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes nerostagona
Spotted Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes tinniens
Mengla small treefrog
speciesRaorchestes menglaensis
Sacred grove Bushfrog
speciesRaorchestes sanctisilvaticus
Uthaman's bush frog
speciesRaorchestes uthamani
Longchuan Shrub Frog
speciesRaorchestes longchuanensis
Annandale's bush frog
speciesRaorchestes annandalii
Kadalar bush frog
speciesRaorchestes kadalarensis
Theuerkauf's Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes theuerkaufi
Pleasent bush frog
speciesRaorchestes blandus
Coonore bushfrog
speciesRaorchestes coonoorensis
Keira's shrub frog
speciesRaorchestes keirasabinae
Travancore Bushfrog
speciesRaorchestes travancoricus
Malabar Bubble-nest Frog
speciesRaorchestes flaviventris
Karnataka bubble-nest frog
speciesRaorchestes ravii
Raorchestes malipoensis
speciesRaorchestes malipoensis
Indigo Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes indigo
Honnametti bush frog
speciesRaorchestes honnametti
Raorchestes johnceei
speciesRaorchestes johnceei
Chalazodes bubble-nest frog
speciesRaorchestes chalazodes
Kollimalai Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes kollimalai
Ponmudi Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes graminirupes
Raorchestes marki
speciesRaorchestes marki
Reza Khan's bush frog
speciesRaorchestes rezakhani
Bob Inger's bush frog
speciesRaorchestes bobingeri
bark bush frog
speciesRaorchestes crustai
Raorchestes lechiya
speciesRaorchestes lechiya
Raorchestes manohari
speciesRaorchestes manohari
Raorchestes huanglianshan
speciesRaorchestes huanglianshan
Agasthiamalai Bushfrog
speciesRaorchestes agasthyaensis
Spinular Bush Frog
speciesRaorchestes echinatus
Kaikatti bush frog
speciesRaorchestes kaikatti
Thoda bush frog
speciesRaorchestes thodai
Raorchestes hekouensis
speciesRaorchestes hekouensis
Silent Valley bushfrog
speciesRaorchestes silentvalley
Megamalai bush frog
speciesRaorchestes flaviocularis
Raorchestes hillisi
speciesRaorchestes hillisi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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