Raorchestes eaglenestensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Salientia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Rhacophoridae
Subfamilia: Rhacophorinae
Genus: Raorchestes
Species: Raorchestes eaglenestensis

Name

Raorchestes eaglenestensis Boruah, Deepak & Das, 2025: 600

• Holotype: WII-ADA1619, adult ♂, collected by Bitupan Boruah, Krishnendu Banerjee and Deb Shankha Goswami on 7 July 2022.
• Type locality: “near Bompu camp (27.06641°N, 92.40599°E, elevation 1970 m a.s.l.), Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India”.

References

Primary references

• Boruah, B., Deepak, V. & Das, A. 2025. Revision of bush frogs, Raorchestes and Philautus (Amphibia: Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the northeast Indian biodiversity hotspot with description of thirteen new species. Vertebrate Zoology 75: 517–625. DOI: 10.3897/vz.75.e148133 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Eaglenest Bush Frog