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Raorchestes ghatei
Shrub Frogs & Tree Frogs
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Raorchestes ghatei
Basic stats
Diet
Insects and other arthropods; younger frogs eat mosquitoes and other insects
Range
Western Ghats of Maharashtra
Clutch size
40-60 eggs
Incubation period
21-30 days
Size
Males 9.1-25.5mm; females 15.4-29.8mm
Raorchestes ghatei, Ghate's shrub frog, is widely distributed in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra. Males measure about 9.1-25.5 mm in snout-vent length and females 15.4-29.8 mm. The sexes differ visibly in colour: the female's back is dark with light patterns, with black stripes from the eardrum to the groin and on the front and hind legs (Wikipedia, general species account).
The female lays 40-60 eggs per clutch under a rock or in leaf litter on the ground, and the eggs take 21-30 days to hatch. Adults eat insects and other arthropods, while younger frogs eat mosquitoes and other insects. Reported predators include snakes such as the bamboo pitviper and saw-scaled viper, lizards such as the forest lizard and changeable lizard, and birds such as the white-throated kingfisher (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Raorchestes ghatei eat?
- Insects and other arthropods; younger frogs eat mosquitoes and other insects
- Where is the Raorchestes ghatei found?
- Western Ghats of Maharashtra
- How many eggs does the Raorchestes ghatei lay?
- 40-60 eggs
- How long are the eggs of the Raorchestes ghatei incubated?
- 21-30 days
- How big is the Raorchestes ghatei?
- Males 9.1-25.5mm; females 15.4-29.8mm