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| status = DD <br />
| status_system = IUCN3.1<br />
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Saibal Sengupta, Sabitry Bordoloi |date=2004 |title=''Chirixalus cherrapunjiae'' |volume=2004 |article-number=e.T58786A11828457 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58786A11828457.en |access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref><br />
| taxon = Chirixalus cherrapunjiae<br />
| authority = ([[Mithan Lal Roonwal|Roonwal]] & Kripalani, 1966)<br />
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* ''Philautus cherrapunjiae'' <small>[http://faunaofindia.nic.in/PDFVolumes/records/059/04/0325-0333.pdf Roonwal and Kripalani, 1966]</small><br />
* ''Chiromantis cherrapunjiae'' <small>(Roonwal & Kripalani, 1966)</small><br />
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'''''Chirixalus cherrapunjiae''''', with the common names '''Cherrapunji bubble-nest frog''' or '''Cherrapunji bush frog''', is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Rhacophoridae]]. It is [[endemic]] to north-eastern India.<br />
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==Taxonomy and systematics==<br />
This species was originally placed in the genus ''[[Philautus]]'' and later moved to ''[[Chirixalus]]'' because it was described as having free-living [[tadpole]]s. For a time, ''Chirixalus'' was recognized as synonymous with ''[[Chiromantis]]'' but is now recognized as a separate genus.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chirixalus cherrapunjiae (Roonwal and Kripalani, 1966) {{!}} Amphibian Species of the World|url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Rhacophoridae/Rhacophorinae/Chirixalus/Chirixalus-cherrapunjiae|website=amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org|access-date=2020-05-14}}</ref><br />
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==Distribution and habitat==<br />
It is [[endemic]] to [[Meghalaya]] and [[Arunachal Pradesh]] states of north-eastern India. There is little information on habitat and ecological requirements of this species.<ref name="iucn status 17 November 2021" /><br />
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[[Category:Frogs of India]]<br />
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[[Category:Environment of Meghalaya]]<br />
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[[Category:Amphibians described in 1966]]<br />
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