Raorchestes silentvalley

Raorchestes silentvalley or Silent Valley bushfrog is a species of tree frog endemic to the Nilgiri Hills of southern India and belongs to the species-rich Asian genus Raorchestes.

The species was described in June, 2016 and has been found to have a very restricted distribution on the southwestern slopes of the Nilgiri Hills in the Silent Valley National Park.

This frog has been observed 2100 meters above sea level in Silent Valley National Park.

Scientists found one adult male frog that measured 26.9 mm in snout-vent length.

[4] This frog has been observed in wet montane forests, perched on saplings or woody plants in the understory between 1,850 and 2,200 meters above sea level.