Green-Eyed Marvel

• Prize
  Bronze in Nature/Macro
• Photographer
  Mohammed Salman
• Technical Info
  1/200, Iso 700, F 13,
• Photo Date
  25-06-2024

This small but stunning frog, Raorchestes chlorosomma, is commonly known as the ‘green-eyed bush frog due to its beautifully streaked eyes. A Critically Endangered species, it is found in Munnar and parts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu within the Western Ghats of India. Its habitat has been severely impacted by eucalyptus and tea plantations.