---
title: "Variable Bush Frog"
description: "Raorchestes akroparallagi — Amphibians. Raorchestes akroparallagi (sometimes known as the variable bush frog) is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/variable-bush-frog
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Variable Bush Frog

> Raorchestes akroparallagi — Amphibians. Raorchestes akroparallagi (sometimes known as the variable bush frog) is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae.

- Scientific name: *Raorchestes akroparallagi*
- Category: `amphibians` (Amphibians)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 374
- Wikidata: [Q3419063](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3419063)
- iNaturalist taxon: [70908](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/70908)

## Names

- en: Variable Bush Frog

## Countries with the most observations

IN (313)

## Summary

Raorchestes akroparallagi (sometimes known as the variable bush frog) is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae.
It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India, where it is known from the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Before its description in 2009, it was confused with Raorchestes femoralis and Raorchestes glandulosus.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raorchestes_akroparallagi

## Photo

![Variable Bush Frog](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/variable-bush-frog/medium.jpg)

Photo: Omar Haroon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61206137

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/variable-bush-frog?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).