A medium sized frog with bright red to orange, white irregular markings on brown or dark brown back.
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Kaloula pulchra taprobanica Parker, 1934 |
| synonym | Kaloula taprobanica Dutta and Manamendra-Arachchi, 1996 |
| synonym | Uperodon taprobanicus Peloso, Frost, Richards, Rodrigues, Donnellan, Matsui, Raxworthy, Biju, Lemmon, Lemmon, and Wheeler, 2016 |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Diagnostic Keys
A bony ridge on the roof of the mouth right below the internal opening of each nostril is a unique feature of this genus. Short legged and stocky built. Strikingly colourful with red- pink- orange marking with white on brown back. The red paches on the upper side rather symmetrical bordered with black. Greayish uderside with brown spots. In breeding male's throat is black. Tips of the fingers are enlarged into large and flattened discs. Well developed digging appendage on the in the inner aspects of the sole.
Description
Adults are generally stay underground, and holes on the foundations of the building etc. They are very limp and sluggish. In these conditions termites are their favourite food. They are living in varied habtats from forest areas to the coastal cities. Also found 1000m. ASL.
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
References
Parker, H. W. 1934. A Monograph of the Frogs of the Family Microhylidae. London: Trustees of the British Museum.
Jayaditya Purkayastha
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Natural History
Reproduction
Breeding and larval development take place in stagnant and temporary waterbodies.
Jayaditya Purkayastha
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Morphology
Greyish brown dorsum with irregular orange/ reddish orange patches throughout; red patches on the back, bordered with black, venter greyish with brown spots.
Jayaditya Purkayastha
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Fosssorial. Breeds in dirty water, stagnant rainwater filled pools.
Sandeep Das, Anil Zachariah, P S Easa
| Attributions | Sandeep Das, Anil Zachariah, P S Easa |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Description
India and Srilanka
Sandeep Das, Anil Zachariah, P S Easa
| Attributions | Sandeep Das, Anil Zachariah, P S Easa |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Various habitations from marshy area to human habitations
Global Distribution
India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka
Local Distribution
Throughout
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Global Distribution
Assam (Korajhar), eastern and peninsular India and also west coast of India
Jayaditya Purkayastha
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Population Biology
It is a common species.
Jayaditya Purkayastha
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
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Risk Statement
Least Concern
Sandeep Das, Anil Zachariah, P S Easa
| Attributions | Sandeep Das, Anil Zachariah, P S Easa |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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📚 Uses and Management
📚 Information Listing
References
- Frost, Darrel R. 2018. Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference. Version 6 (12-10-2018). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Microhylidae/Microhylinae/Uperodon/Uperodon-taprobanicus American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.
- Kaloula taprobanica - Dutta and Manamendra-Arachchi, Amph. Fauna Sri Lanka: 30.
- 1934. Kaloula pulchra taprobanica Parker, Monogr. Frogs Fam. Microhylidae: 86.
- 1996. Kaloula taprobanica - Dutta and Manamendra-Arachchi, Amph. Fauna Sri Lanka: 30.
- 1934. Kaloula pulchra taprobanica Parker, Monogr. Frogs Fam. Microhylidae: 86.
- Frost, Darrel R. 2016. Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference. Version 6 (03-04-2017). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Microhylidae/Microhylinae/Uperodon/Uperodon-taprobanicus American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.
Overview > Brief
- Janzen, P. 2005. Kaloula taprobanica. Amphibia Web 2012
Habitat and Distribution > General Habitat
- Janzen, P. 2005. Kaloula taprobanica. Amphibia Web 2012
Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
- Janzen, P. 2005. Kaloula taprobanica. Amphibia Web 2012
Demography and Conservation > Risk Statement
- Janzen, P. 2005. Kaloula taprobanica. Amphibia Web 2012
Information Listing > References
- Frost, Darrel R. 2018. Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference. Version 6 (12-10-2018). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Microhylidae/Microhylinae/Uperodon/Uperodon-taprobanicus American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.
- Kaloula taprobanica - Dutta and Manamendra-Arachchi, Amph. Fauna Sri Lanka: 30.
- 1934. Kaloula pulchra taprobanica Parker, Monogr. Frogs Fam. Microhylidae: 86.
- 1996. Kaloula taprobanica - Dutta and Manamendra-Arachchi, Amph. Fauna Sri Lanka: 30.
- 1934. Kaloula pulchra taprobanica Parker, Monogr. Frogs Fam. Microhylidae: 86.
- Frost, Darrel R. 2016. Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference. Version 6 (03-04-2017). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Microhylidae/Microhylinae/Uperodon/Uperodon-taprobanicus American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Amphibia |
| Order | Anura |
| Family | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily | Microhylinae |
| Genus | Uperodon |
| Species | Uperodon taprobanicus (Parker 1934) |
📊 Temporal Distribution
📷 Related Observations
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