Rohanixalus shyamrupus

Rohanixalus shyamrupus, also known as the hornbill bubble-nest frog and Shyamrup's bush frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae endemic to north-eastern India: it is only known from the type locality, Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh.[2]

Rohanixalus shyamrupus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Rohanixalus
Species:
R. shyamrupus
Binomial name
Rohanixalus shyamrupus
(Chandra & Ghosh, 1989)
Synonyms
  • Chirixalus shyamrupus Chanda and Ghosh, 1989
  • Chiromantis shyamrupus (Chanda and Ghosh, 1989)

Formerly described in Chirixalus, it was moved to the new genus Rohanixalus in 2020 following a phylogenetic study.[2]

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References
  1. Sushil Dutta; Annemarie Ohler; Saibal Sengupta; Sabitry Bordoloi (2004). "Chiromantis shyamrupus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58795A11831195. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58795A11831195.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. "Rohanixalus shyamrupus (Chanda and Ghosh, 1989) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-09-30.


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