''Hylarana tytleri'' is a frog species in the family Ranidae. It is found in eastern and northeastern India, Bangladesh, and southern Nepal, and possibly at lower elevations in Bhutan. It was formerly placed in ''

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'', and included in the

common green frog The common green frog (''Hylarana erythraea'') is a frog species of in the true frog family Ranidae; some sources still use the old name ''Rana erythraea''. It lives in Southeast Asia and is also known as green paddy frog, red-eared frog or leaf ...

(''H. erythraea''). It is probably a close relative of that species nonetheless, and thus placed in the revalidated genus '' Hylarana'', of which ''H. erythraea'' is the type species. Common name Theobald's ranid frog has been coined for it, although common names for Indian frogs previously identified as ''Rana erythraea'' include yellow-striped frog, leaf frog, and leaping frog. Hylarana tytleri 01

Description

Males grow to a maximum size of and females to in snout–vent length (SVL). The head is moderately elongated. The shanks are relatively long (about 55% of SVL). Webbing is partial. The body is uniformly greenish with two whitish or yellow lines laterally on back. There are two distinct brown lines on inner side of latero-dorsal folds. No mid-dorsal line is present.

Habitat and conservation

''Hylarana tytleri'' is a lowland (below

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) species associated with a variety of aquatic habitats including pools, lakes, marshes, and artificially flooded agricultural areas. It may venture into bank side vegetation and into scrubland and tropical forest habitats. It is a common species, but water pollution with agrochemicals can be a threat. It may also suffer locally from over-collection for food. It is not considered a threatened species by the

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References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q263458 tytleri Frogs of Bangladesh Frogs of India Amphibians of Nepal Taxa named by William Theobald Amphibians described in 1868 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot