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Raorchestes signatus
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.
It is a highland species occurring up to 2,000m asl
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Congrats Vipul on your 1st place. Brilliant looking frog.
Congratulations on your win. A stunning creature.
Congratulations Vipul!
Congratulations Vipul, this is the winner of our 2017 Best Wildlife Photo competition, Amphibians category:
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Thank you so much everyone :)
Congratulations Vipul. Great spotting. Incredible eyes!
Congrats Vipul.
Nice one Vipul! Congrats.
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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Nice eyes!