Raorchestes ponmudi, a bush frog
The species is found at Ponmudi Hill, which is a part of the Agasthyamala Hill Range in the Western Ghats in ponmudi is a member of the Rhacophorid family. It was originally classified in the genus Philautus, but was subsumed into a new genus, Raorchestes, based upon recent molecular evidence. The snout is longer than the horizontal diameter of the eye. The nostrils are oval, lack a distinct lateral skin flap, are slightly raised, and are located closer to the tip of the snout than the eye. The pupils are horizontal and oval, and the tympanum is distinct, round, and is approximately three times larger in diameter than the eye. Tympanum size is equal to the tympanum-eye distance. R. ponmudi lacks vomerine teeth. It has a large tongue, along with obtuse lobes that are sparsely granular. Lingual papillae are present and pointed, and the supratympanic fold is distinct.
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Location: Western Ghats, India
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