Indirana bhadrai
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| Indirana bhadrai | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranixalidae |
| Genus: | Indirana |
| Species: | I. bhadrai |
| Binomial name | |
| Indirana bhadrai Garg and Biju, 2016 | |
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]
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]
