Patkai Green-tree frog
| Patkai Green-tree frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Gracixalus |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/GracixalusG. patkaiensis
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| Template:Taxonomy/GracixalusGracixalus patkaiensis Boruah, Deepak, Patel, Jithin, Yomcha & Das, 2023
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The Patkai green tree frog (Gracixalus patkaiensis) is a small tree frog native to Arunachal Pradesh, India.
Description[edit]
In the Vertebrate Zoology paper that was written on the frog, it is stated that it was around 23.6–26.5 mm (.93-1.04 in) in length. It also has a green dorsum with irregular brown spots. Other features of the frog include a dark streak along the back, and white marks on the sides of its body. It was noted that it had a slender physique with a long head.
Behaviour[edit]
Mating[edit]
Though there is little information on the mating season of the Patkai green tree frog, it is known that its mating call supposedly sounds like that of insects.
Discovery[edit]
The frog was discovered by Indian and German researchers (B. Boruah, V. Deepak, N.G. Patel, V. Jithin, T. Yomcha, and A. Das, respectively), while they were on a herpetological expedition in Namdapha Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh. The frog is the first of the genus Gracixalus to be found in India.
Etymology[edit]
The frog was named after the Patkai hills that run along the Indo-Myanmar border.
References[edit]
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