Raorchestes manipurensis

Raorchestes manipurensis or Leimatak's bush frog is a species of frog of the genus Raorchestes found around the Tumzane river near Leimatak, Churachandpur district in the state of Manipur in India.[1] The species was discovered in 2008[2] and is named after "Leimatek" in Manipur, its type locality.[1]

Leimatak's bush frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species:
R. manipurensis
Binomial name
Raorchestes manipurensis
(Mathew and Sen, 2009)
Synonyms
  • Philautus manipurensis Mathew and Sen, 2009
  • Pseudophilautus manipurensis Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009

References
  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Raorchestes manipurensis Matthew and Sen, 2009". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  2. "26 new species of frogs and insects discovered in India". Hindustan Times. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
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