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Uperodon
''Uperodon'' is a genus of microhylid frogs. They occur in South Asia (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh) and Myanmar. ''Uperodon'' reached its current composition in 2016 when the genus Ramanella was brought into its synonymy. The common names of these frogs are globular frogs and balloon frogs in reference to their stout appearance, or dot frogs, the last specifically referring to the former Ramanella. ''Uperodon'' includes burrowing frogs that eat ants and termites. Species There are 12 recognized species: * ''Uperodon anamalaiensis'' (Rao, 1937) * ''Uperodon globulosus'' (Günther, 1864) * ''Uperodon montanus'' (Jerdon, 1853) * ''Uperodon mormoratus'' (Rao, 1937) * ''Uperodon nagaoi'' (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2001) * ''Uperodon obscurus'' (Günther, 1864) * ''Uperodon palmatus'' (Parker, 1934) * ''Uperodon rohani'' Garg, Senevirathne, Wijayathilaka, Phuge, Deuti, Manamendra-Arachchi, Meegaskumbura, and Biju, 2018 * ''Uperodon systoma'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uperodon
''Uperodon'' is a genus of microhylid frogs. They occur in South Asia (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh) and Myanmar. ''Uperodon'' reached its current composition in 2016 when the genus Ramanella was brought into its synonymy. The common names of these frogs are globular frogs and balloon frogs in reference to their stout appearance, or dot frogs, the last specifically referring to the former Ramanella. ''Uperodon'' includes burrowing frogs that eat ants and termites. Species There are 12 recognized species: * ''Uperodon anamalaiensis'' (Rao, 1937) * ''Uperodon globulosus'' (Günther, 1864) * ''Uperodon montanus'' (Jerdon, 1853) * ''Uperodon mormoratus'' (Rao, 1937) * ''Uperodon nagaoi'' (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2001) * ''Uperodon obscurus'' (Günther, 1864) * ''Uperodon palmatus'' (Parker, 1934) * ''Uperodon rohani'' Garg, Senevirathne, Wijayathilaka, Phuge, Deuti, Manamendra-Arachchi, Meegaskumbura, and Biju, 2018 * ''Uperodon systoma'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uperodon Taprobanicus
''Uperodon taprobanicus'', also known as the Sri Lankan bullfrog, Sri Lankan painted frog, Sri Lankan kaloula, Ceylon kaloula, Indian painted frog, or painted globular frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Nepal, Bangladesh, southern and eastern India, and Sri Lanka up to an altitude of about 1300 metres. It can grow to an adult length of up to 75 millimetres(7.5 cm) long from snout to vent. It was originally described as a subspecies of ''Kaloula pulchra'', ssp. ''taprobanica''. The IUCN lists it as being of "Least Concern". Phylogeny Blackburn and colleagues (2013) suggested that ''Uperodon taprobanicus'', then recognized as ''K. taprobanica'', might not form a clade with the other ''Kaloula'' species, although it did clearly form a clade with ''Metaphrynella'', ''Ramanella'', and the rest of ''Kaloula''. De Sá and colleagues (2012) grouped ''Uperodon taprobanicus'' (as ''K. taprobanica'') as a sister clade to ''Ramanella'' and ''Uperodon'' rather than with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uperodon Systoma
''Uperodon systoma'' is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. It is known under many different common names: indistinct frog, marbled balloon frog, and lesser balloon frog. Description As the common names suggest, ''Uperodon systoma'' have a very stout appearance with a relatively small head. They grow up to in snout–vent length. ''Uperodon systoma'' lack teeth. This unusual feature is probably related to their diet that (after metamorphosis) consists mainly of termites and ants, with other insects appearing in smaller numbers. It is suggested that in capturing such small but spatially clustered prey items teeth would not be very useful; instead, the prey are gathered using their tongue. Habitat and behaviour ''Uperodon systoma'' is a fossorial A fossorial () animal is one adapted to digging which lives primarily, but not solely, underground. Some examples are badgers, naked mole-rats, clams, meerkats, and mole salamanders, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uperodon Variegatus
''Uperodon variegatus'', also known as the Eluru dot frog, termite nest frog, variable ramanella, variagated ramanella, white-bellied pug snout frog, or variagated globular frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog (family Microhylidae) that is endemic to India. Earlier records from Sri Lanka refer to what is now known as ''Uperodon rohani''. They are seen mostly in the monsoon season when they may enter homes. They are small in size and the variegated markings and the genus characteristic of having pads on the fingertips but not on their toes make them easy to identify. Description This species is small and often can be found indoors in homes. The discs on the fingers are triangular. Toes have rudimentary webbing with two metatarsal tubercles. The tibio-tarsal joint reaches shoulder when the hind leg is held along the body. They breed during the rainy season (April–October) and call during this time. Males call at night while afloat in water. They have a single subgular vocal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uperodon Nagaoi
''Uperodon nagaoi'', also known as the Nagao's pug-snout frog or Nagao's globular frog, is a species of frogs in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka and is known from the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, and Western Provinces. The specific name ''nagaoi'' honours Eijiro Nagao, president of Marusan Securities who, through the Nagao Environmental Foundation, has supported research on Sri Lankan amphibians. Description Adult males measure and adult females in snout–vent length. The head is wider than it is long. The snout is truncate in dorsal view and rounded in lateral view. The tympanum is not externally visible but a tympanic ridge is present. The fingers have lateral dermal fringes and triangularly dilated tips. The toes have rudimentary webbing and slightly truncate or rounded, enlarged, fleshy and smooth tips. The colouration is dark brown. There are yellow spots near the eyes and on the upper lip. Reddish-orange patches are present on the snout, sides of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uperodon Globulosus
''Uperodon globulosus'', or Indian balloon frog,'Indian balloon frog (Uperodon globulosus)' at http://www.arkive.org/indian-balloon-frog/uperodon-globulosus/ Accessed 21.9.2016. is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. It is known under many common names: Indian globular frog, Indian balloon frog, grey balloon frog, and greater balloon frog. Specimens from the Western Ghats may represent an undescribed species. ''Uperodon globulosus'' is very stout in appearance, even more so than its close relative ''Uperodon systoma''. They grow up to in snout–vent length. It is a fossorial A fossorial () animal is one adapted to digging which lives primarily, but not solely, underground. Some examples are badgers, naked mole-rats, clams, meerkats, and mole salamanders, as well as many beetles, wasps, and bees. Prehistoric eviden ... species that is found in both forests and agricultural land. References globulosus Amphibians of Bangladesh Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uperodon Mormoratus
''Uperodon mormorata'', also known as the Indian dot frog, marbled ramanella, dark-banded frog, and mottled globular frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so .... It was previously placed in the genus ''Ramanella''. It has only been reported from three locations, though locally found in some numbers. References External links mormoratus Frogs of India Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats Amphibians described in 1937 Taxa named by C. R. Narayan Rao {{Microhylidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uperodon Anamalaiensis
''Uperodon anamalaiensis'', also known as Anamalai dot frog, Anamalai ramanella, or reddish-brown microhylid frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog (family Microhylidae) found in South India. The holotype was discovered at the base of the Anaimalai Hills, Coimbatore district in the southern Western Ghats. The holotype is missing and the status of the species was uncertain till 2010. Until rediscovered in the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in 2010, this frog was reported only once by C. R. Narayan Rao in 1937. Description Multiple populations of this species were located by S.P. Vijayakumar, Anil Zachariah, David Raju, Sachin Rai and S.D. Biju in different habitats within Parambikulam Tiger Reserve in Kerala and Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India .... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uperodon Montanus
''Uperodon montanus'', also known as Jerdon's narrow-mouthed frog, Jerdon's ramanella, mountain dot frog, mountain globular frog, or Malabar Hill frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog (family Microhylidae) endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Description The frogs of the (former) genus ''Ramanella'' are small and characteristically have discs on their fingers but lack them on the toes. The toes have some webbing. The typical habitat in which this frog is found are tree holes in the rainy season in moist deciduous forest to evergreen forest. They have smooth but bumpy skin. The upper side is brown with dark spots. The snout–vent length is 34–36mm. Males have a single subgular vocal sac that is expanded to a sphere when they call. They call after heavy rains during June or July. They begin calling after sunset and continue all night while the males float on water in small ponds. Females approach calling males and they display axillary amplexus during mating. They ae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uperodon Obscurus
''Uperodon obscurus'' is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, freshwater marsh A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p Marshes can often be found at ...es, intermittent freshwater marshes, rural gardens, and heavily degraded former forest. References obscurus Frogs of Sri Lanka Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka Taxa named by Albert Günther Amphibians described in 1864 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Microhylidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uperodon Palmatus
''Uperodon palmatus'' is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to the central hills of Sri Lanka. Common names Parker's dot frog, Parker's globular frog, and half-webbed pug-snout frog have been coined for it. ''Uperodon palmatus'' inhabits montane tropical moist forest habitats at elevations of above sea level. Adults occur in leaf-litter (at least partially fossorially), under stones and other ground cover, beneath bark, on the trunks of trees, and in the canopy. It is a rare species. It is threatened by habitat loss caused by the conversion of forests to cultivated land (tea plantations), logging, and droughts and fire (especially in the Horton Plains National Park Horton Plains National Park ( si, හෝර්ටන් තැන්න ජාතික උද්යානය, Hortan Thanna Jathika Udyanaya) is a national park in the central highlands of Sri Lanka that was designated in 1988. It is locate ...). It occurs in a number of protected are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uperodon Rohani
''Uperodon rohani'', commonly known as Rohan's globular frog, is a species of Microhylid frog. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Etymology It was named after Rohan Pethiyagoda, a scientist who is renowned for his works on Sri Lankan fishes and amphibians, among others. Taxonomy It was previously considered conspecific with ''Uperodon variegatus,'' but was separated in 2018. The genetic difference between them is large, around 2.8%. Description It is a small frog, its length usually at in males and at in females. It is maroon with slightly pale olive yellow spots, blotches and streaks. Near its belly and thigh there are densely packed olive speckles. It has a partially translucent foot and ankle. Distribution It is found throughout Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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