Indirana semipalmata (brown leaping frog) tadpole in metamorphosis Indirana semipalmata tadpole,on a plastic sheet used to cover a shed from, Hosamata, Puttur, Karnataka, India
Description
English: Saw this little beauty on a plastic sheet used to cover a shed
Date 21 July 2015, 14:27:26
Author mvbhaktha
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indirana_semipalmata_tadpole.jpg
Indirana semipalmata is a species of frog endemic to the Western Ghats region of southern India. They are small frogs, reaching lengths of about 36 mm from snout to vent. The species breeds during the monsoons, laying their eggs on moist rocks and tree bark. Their tadpoles are terrestrial - hatching, feeding, and undergoing metamorphosis without ever entering any standing bodies of water. It is uncommonly known as brown leaping frog or South-Indian brown leaping frog.