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Cross-backed Frog

Raorchestes signatus

Description:

This endemic species to be known with certainty only from the Nilgiri Hills of the southern Western Ghats of India. Here's a Starry-eyed female.

Habitat:

It is a highland species occurring up to 2,000m asl

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10 Comments

triggsturner
triggsturner 6 years ago

Congrats Vipul on your 1st place. Brilliant looking frog.

remkinloch
remkinloch 6 years ago

Congratulations on your win. A stunning creature.

Christine Y.
Christine Y. 6 years ago

Congratulations Vipul!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 6 years ago

Congratulations Vipul, this is the winner of our 2017 Best Wildlife Photo competition, Amphibians category:

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Vipul Ramanuj
Vipul Ramanuj 6 years ago

Thank you so much everyone :)

triggsturner
triggsturner 6 years ago

Congratulations Vipul. Great spotting. Incredible eyes!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 6 years ago

Congrats Vipul.

Felix Fleck
Felix Fleck 6 years ago

Nice one Vipul! Congrats.

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 6 years ago

Congratulations Vipul, your beautiful starry-eyed Cross-backed Frog is our Spotting of the Day!

"With its eyes radiating with golden stripes, this beautiful Cross-backed Frog (Raorchestes signatus) is our Spotting of the Day! This species in the Rhacophoridae family is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. As many other species in this family it is listed as endangered by the IUCN"

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The MnMs
The MnMs 6 years ago

Nice eyes!

Vipul Ramanuj
Spotted by
Vipul Ramanuj

Tamil Nadu, India

Spotted on Aug 24, 2017
Submitted on Aug 24, 2017

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