Indirana bhadrai, the Bhadra leaping frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranixalidae. It is endemic to India's Western Ghat mountains, north of the Palged Gap.[2][3][1]
| Indirana bhadrai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranixalidae |
| Genus: | Indirana |
| Species: | I. bhadrai
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| Binomial name | |
| Indirana bhadrai Garg and Biju, 2016
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The adult male frog averages 30.2 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 38.7 mm. The skin of the dorsum is light brown in color with darker brown marks. There is a gray-brown mark between the eyes. The snout is lighter in color than the back. There is a black-brown mark from the tip of the nose to the eye to the armpit. The tympanum is gray-brown in color. All four legs and the sides of the body are yellow-brown in color. The belly is light gray with dark gray spots.[4]
This frog has been observed in secondary forest and near coffee farms, among the leaf litter. It has been seen 1176 meters above sea level.[1]
Scientists infer that this frog breeds through larval development, like other frogs in Indirana.[1]
The IUCN classifies this species as data deficient. Its range includes at least one protected park, Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, but most of the population lives elsewhere.[1]
The frog's Latin name refers to the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Bhadra Leaping Frog: Indirana bhadrai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T119242835A119242839. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T119242835A119242839.en. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. "Indirana bhadrai Garg and Biju, 2016". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ "Indirana bhadrai Garg and Biju, 2016". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ a b Garg S; Biju SD (2016). "Molecular and morphological study of leaping frogs (Anura, Ranixalidae) with description of two new species". PLOS One (Full text). 11 (11): e0166326. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1166326G. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166326. PMC 5112961. PMID 27851823.
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