''Ingerana reticulata'' is a species of

frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-f ...

in the family

Dicroglossidae The frog family Dicroglossidae occurs in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa, with most genera and species being found in Asia. The common name of the family is fork-tongued frogs. The Dicroglossidae were previously considered to ...

. As presently known, it is

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Mêdog County Mêdog, or Metok, or Motuo County (; ), also known as Pemako ( meaning "Lotus Array", ), is a county as well as a traditional region of the prefecture-level city of Nyingchi in the Tibet Autonomous Region of the China, People's Republic of Chin ...

in southeastern

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...

, China, but its range might extend to northeast India, given the proximity of the border. Common names reticulate eastern frog, reticulate wrinkled ground frog, and reticulated papillae-tongued frog have been coined for it.

Description

Males grow to a snout–vent length of and females to . The tympanum is hidden under skin. Dorsal skin has reticulate skin ridges. The belly has transverse skin folds and is cream yellow in color, with sparse dark dots. The toes are partly webbed.

Habitat and conservation

''Ingerana reticulata'' has been found among rocks next to small rivers and brooks within tropical moist forest. Its altitudinal range is probably about

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. Development might be direct (i.e, there is no free-living larval stage), as in its relatives. ''Ingerana reticulata'' is a rare and poorly known species. There are no known threats to it. It is present in the Yarlung Tsangpo Nature Reserve.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2244186 Ingerana Frogs of China Endemic fauna of Tibet Amphibians described in 1984 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Zhao Ermi