Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (Indian skipper frog, skittering frog) Description
English: Photograph (dorso-lateral view) of Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (adult male, institutional collection’s specimen number: RGCB-5695). Cropped from https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116666.g003.
Date 4 February 2015
Source Image file from Howlader M, Nair A, Gopalan S, Merilä J (2015). "A New Species of Euphlyctis (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Barisal, Bangladesh". PLOS ONE. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0116666. PMID 25651541. PMC: 4317184.
Author Howlader M, Nair A, Gopalan S, Merilä J
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Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis is a common dicroglossid frog found in South Asia. It is known under numerous common names, including Indian skipper frog or skittering frog. They are often seen at the edge of bodies of water with their eyes above the water. They noisily move away from the shore when disturbed, giving them their common name. They are rarely seen outside water.
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Euphlyctis
Species: Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (Schneider, 1799)
Synonyms:
Rana cyanophlyetis Schneider, 1799
Rana cyanophlyctis (Schneider, 1799)
Rana bengalensis Gray, 1830
Rana leschenaultii Duméril and Bibron, 1841
Occidozyga) cyanophlyctis (Schneider, 1799)
