Raorchestesjadoh and Raorchestesjakoid:
Two new bush frogs were discovered in Meghalaya and researchers named them as Raorchestesjadoh and Raorchestesjakoid.
- These are bush frog species belongs to genus Raorchestes
- Raorchestesjadohrecorded from Langtor in the Eastern West Khasi Hills district at an altitude of 1,655 metres above the mean sea level and Raorchestesjakoid was found in the East Khasi Hills district’s Lawbah at an elevation of 815 metres.
- These frogs were located in bushes and trees near human settlements.
- Both these species are direct-developing frog e, these frogs are those that bypass the free-swimming tadpole stage and hatch from eggs as froglets or miniature versions of the adults.
- The genus Raorchestes is one of the most diverse in the family Rhacophoridae, currently comprising 80 recognised species.
- The two frogs’ unique calls, morphology, and DNA sequences have placed them within the Raorchestesparvulus species complex.
- This genus has a wide geographical range from southern and northeastern India to Nepal, extending through Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and southern China, reaching Vietnam, Cambodia, and western Malaysia.
