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''Raorchestes chalazodes'' (chalazodes bubble-nest frog, white-spotted bush frog, or Günther's bush frog) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.〔 The specific name ''chalazodes'' is composed of the Greek word ''chalaza'' meaning grain and ''odes'' for the derived adjective, reflecting white granulation of the body.〔 Using 'chalazodes' in the common name, as if it were a proper noun, is probably a misinterpretation. ==Original description and rediscovery== Albert C. L. G. Günther described ''Raorchestes chalazodes'' (as ''Ixalus chalazodes'') based on a single female collected by Colonel Richard Henry Beddome from 'Travancore'. There were no verifiable reports of this species, until its rediscovery in 2011 by a team of batrachologists in the Upper Kodayar Region in Tamil Nadu. This secretive frog is found in the wet evergreen forests in and around Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. Males squeeze through small cracks in bamboo from where they attract females which spawn within the hollows of the plant. The male then guards the eggs and tadpoles until they are mature enough to leave. 〔http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141029-rare-frog-breeds-inside-bamboo〕
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