Indirana semipalmata (brown leaping frog)

Indirana semipalmata (brown leaping frog)

Description
Indirana semipalmata - ID by K V Gururaja. Frog found in Shola at Talakaveri, Coorg, India
Date October 2006
Author L. Shyamal
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shola_talakaverifrog.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.
Order: Anura
Family: Ranixalidae
Genus: Indirana
Species: Indirana semipalmata (Boulenger, 1882)
Synonyms:
Rana semipalmata Boulenger, 1882
Ranixalus semipalmatus (Boulenger, 1882)


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Description		Indirana semipalmata (brown leaping frog) Description Indirana semipalmata - ID by K V Gururaja. Frog found in Shola at Talakaveri, Coorg, India Date October 2006 Author L. Shyamal Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shola_talakaverifrog.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. Order: Anura Family: Ranixalidae Genus: Indirana Species: Indirana semipalmata (Boulenger, 1882) Synonyms: Rana semipalmata Boulenger, 1882 Ranixalus semipalmatus (Boulenger, 1882)

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