Raorchestes lawngtlaiensis

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 lawngtlaiensis

Name

Raorchestes lawngtlaiensis Boruah, Deepak & Das, 2025: 581

• Holotype: WII-ADA947, adult ♂, collected by Abhijit Das, Bitupan Boruah and Naitik G. Patel on 6 September 2021.
• Type locality: “Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary (22.48498°N, 92.75653°E, elevation 210 m a.s.l.), Lawngtlai District, Mizoram, 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: Lawngtlai Bush Frog