Raorchestes ponmudi
species of Amphibia
Raorchestes ponmudi is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India.
Appearance
It is a large species within the genus, with males measuring nearly 4 cm long from the tip of the snout to the vent. Unusually for frogs, the male is larger than the female. These frogs are larger than any other frog or toad in their habitat.
Each frog has two stripes reaching from the eye to the vent. The stripes cross each other, forming an X on the back. There is a light brown intraorbital mark. The skin of the ventrum is gray-yellow in color with some white and black. The hind legs are light brown with gray marks.
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