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Micrixalus saxicola (black torrent frog, Malabar tropical frog, Jerdon's olive-brown frog, or small torrent frog) is a species of frog in the family Micrixalidae, found in forest streams in the Western Ghats of India. [1] [2] This frog has a brown colored dorsum and a white ventral side with irregular white specks on its dark brown throat and ...
Adult golden frogs are commonly found on rocks or perched on leaves and twigs near bodies of water. [13] They are endemic to the Western Ghats of India, restricted to the south of Palakkad Gap – Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts in the state of Kerala. They can be found 200 to 1,400 m (660 to 4,590 ft) asl in India. [2] [6]
Nasikabatrachus is a genus of frogs. It is presently treated as the only genus in the family Nasikabatrachidae , though previously it was included in the family Sooglossidae . Two species are recognized, Nasikabatrachus bhupathi and Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis , both endemic to southwestern India . [ 1 ]
The Bornean flat-headed frog (Barbourula kalimantanensis) is a species of frog in the family Bombinatoridae. [2] For many years, it was thought to be the only frog with no lungs . [ 3 ] However, micro CT scanning revealed that, like all other known frog species, the Bornean flat-headed frog has lungs, though they are tiny.
Hoplobatrachus tigerinus, commonly known as the Indian bullfrog, is a large species of fork-tongued frog found in South and Southeast Asia. A relatively large frog, it is normally green in color, although physiological traits vary between populations. Sexual dimorphism exists between males and females.
Polypedates maculatus, the Indian tree frog, [1] or Chunam tree frog, is a common species of tree frog found in South Asia. It was described by John Edward Gray in 1830. [2] Although now considered as a separate species again, for a time, the Himalayan tree frog was considered as a subspecies of the Indian tree frog (as P. m. himalayensis). [1]
A golden-backed frog was discovered with a tiny mushroom growing out of its flank, leaving scientists to question what might be the cause for the unique fungal growth. A frog in India has a ...
Hoplobatrachus crassus, also called Jerdon's bullfrog, Jerdon's bull frog, and South Indian bullfrog, is a species of frog found widely distributed on the plains of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Its range may extend to the adjacent Bhutan and Myanmar.