''Raorchestes bobingeri'' (
Bob Inger's bush frog) is a
species of
frog in the
family Rhacophoridae. The species is native to
India.
Etymology
The
specific name Specific name may refer to:
* in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database
In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules:
* Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ...
, ''bobingeri'', is in honor of American herpetologist
Robert Frederick "Bob" Inger.
[ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2013). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians''. Exeter, England: Pelagic Publishing. xiii + 244 pp. (Hbk). (''Raorchestes bobingeri'', p. 102).]
Geographic range
''R. bobingeri'' is
endemic to the
Western Ghats of India.
It has been observed between 1,030 and 1,300 meters (3,380 and 4,270 feet) above sea level.
Habitat
''R. bobingeri''
lives in trees in primary and secondary
forests. It has been observed at former
logging
Logging is the process of cutting, processing, and moving trees to a location for transport. It may include skidding, on-site processing, and loading of trees or logs onto trucks or skeleton cars.
Logging is the beginning of a supply chain ...
sites but does not otherwise tolerate habitat disturbance.
Conservation status
Scientists classify ''R. bobingeri'' as "Near Threatened" because of its relatively large, nonfragmented range. The frog lives in three protected parks: Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Ponmudi Reserve Forest, and Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary.
Original description
* (''Philautus bobingeri'', new species).
References
Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats
Frogs of India
bobingeri
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Amphibians described in 2005
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