Raorchestes honnametti
Raorchestes honnametti (Honnametti bush frog) is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae that is described from the Biligiri Rangaswamy Tiger Reserve in Karnataka. Description Raorchestes honnametti is a relatively small sized frog, between 15–45 mm, is active at night and has a translucent vocal sac. The adult male is small, between 21.7–24.8 mm based on six specimens. Its snout is longer than the horizontal diameter of the eye. The groin has 3-4 yellow blotches. Yellow blotches also present on the anterior and posterior part of the thigh. The hindlimbs are short compared to other members in this genus. Based on molecular analysis, this species is closely related to Raorchestes charius. In life, overall dorsal coloration is light grey with two dark grey concave stripes starting behind the eye and going all the way till the groin. The light brown stripes makes the snout region appear like a light grey triangle. The iris is golden above and light golden below and is separated by brown, horizontal band. Dark grey cross bands on the dorsal side of forelimbs and hind limbs. Tip of the snout has a triangular white spot. The ventral parts are uniform cream white. Vocal sac yellow