Global InformationRaorchestes nerostagona information
| Lichen bush frog | |
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Conservation status
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 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Raorchestes |
| Species: | R. nerostagona
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| Binomial name | |
| Raorchestes nerostagona (Biju & Bossuyt, 2005)
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| Synonyms | |
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Philautus nerostagona Biju & Bossuyt, 2005 | |
Raorchestes nerostagona is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It has been called as the Kalpetta yellow bush frog[2] or lichen bush frog for its patchy lichen like patterning that make it cryptic. First described in 2005 based on a specimen obtained in Kalpetta, the species has subsequently been found in many parts of the Western Ghats. This frog has been observed between 900 and 1200 meters above sea level.[1]
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Kalpatta Yellow Bush Frog: Raorchestes nerostagona". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 3.1. p. e.T61885A166112244. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T61885A166112244.en. 61885. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Raorchestes nerostagona (Biju and Bossuyt, 2005)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.