Raorchestes chalazodes (Chalazodes bubble-nest frog, white-spotted bush frog, or Günther's bush frog) is a species of critically endangered frog in the family Rhacophoridae. Raorchestes chalazodes is a nocturnal and arboreal species found in the understorey of tropical moist evergreen forest and is endemic to the Western Ghats of India. The specific name chalazodes is composed of the Greek word χάλαζα (chalaza) meaning "lump" and -odes for the derived adjective, reflecting white granulation of the body. The original holotype was collected in 1876 by Colonel Richard Henry Beddome in Travancore and given to Albert C. L. G. Günther. Before its rediscovery in 2011 in the Upper Kodayar Region in Tamil Nadu, the species was thought to be extinct. Raorchestes chalazodes make their oviposition sites in the internodes of the Ochlandra travancorica species of bamboo, where the adult male will take care of the egg clutch. Raorchestes chalazodes is also the only species in its genus that is reported to exhibit parental care. It is now considered critically endangered by IUCN. Description The overall body coloration of Raorchestes chalazodes is green with a purplish white ventral region and black-blue spots on the groin region. Some distinguishing characteristics of the species is a rounded snout, a lingual papilla on the tongue, and well-developed supernumerary tubercles. Raorchestes chalazodes also has moderate toe webbing. One of its most unique and distinctive traits is its eye: a black iris with golden patches. Holotype The holotype is an adult female collected in Travancore by Colonel Richard Henry Beddome, and given to Albert C. L. G. Günther, who described it. This specimen is 26 mm long with the hind limbs measuring 42 mm long. The dorsal surface is described as a uniform green, whereas the ventral surface is a yellowish-white color. The dorsal surface also has tubercles that look like white spots. These tubercles are presumed to be the reason Gunther named the species "chalazodes". Habitat and distribution Raorchestes chalazodes is found in the narrow region of the Western Ghats on the West Coast of peninsular India, where they are restricted to elevations over 1200 m. It lives in the tropical and moist evergreen forest understory. More specifically, Raorchestes chalazodes are found in the endemic understory of the Ochlandra travancorica bamboo that is found in the area. This bamboo forms a shrubby habitat that often forms impenetrable clumps next to stream banks, which offers protection. Conservation Habitat loss