Indirana salelkari
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| Indirana salelkari | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranixalidae |
| Genus: | Indirana |
| Species: | I. salelkari |
| Binomial name | |
| Indirana salelkari Modak, Dahanukar, Gosavi, and Padhye, 2015 | |
Indirana salelkari, the Netravali leaping frog, is a species of frog in the family Ranixalidae. It is endemic to India's Western Ghat mountains.[2][3][1]
The adult male frog measures 24.7–27.7 mm in snout-vent length and the adult female frog 30.0–30.9 mm. The head is longer than it is wide, which distinguishes this frog from other species in Indirana. The skin of the dorsum is brown or pink in color. There is a dark stripe between the eyes. There is a patch in the shape of the letter W on the anterior head. There are brown stripes on the upper mandible and another brown strip from the nose to the shoulder. There are transverse bars on the front and hind legs and sometimes the toes. The sides of the legs have brown or black spots on them. Female frogs have fewer spots than male frogs. The skin of the bottoms of the feet is dark brown and white in color.[3]
Habitat
This frog lives in semi-evergreen secondary forest within the splash zones of streams. This frog has been observed near spice farms and in the edges of forests, but scientists believe it does require some canopy cover. This frog has been observed between 78 and 600 meters above sea level.[1]
