Chiromantis simus

Chiromantis simus
Illustration of the type specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Rhacophoridae
Genus:Chiromantis
Species: C. simus
Binomial name
Chiromantis simus
(Annandale, 1915)
Synonyms

Chirixalus simus Annandale, 1915

Chiromantis simus (common names: Assam Asian frog, Assam tree frog, Annandale's tree frog, Annandale's pigmy tree frog) is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae found in Bangladesh and northeastern India (in Assam, Mizoram, and West Bengal states).[2] Among other places, it has been recorded from Rajpur in the South 24 Parganas district and in the Darrang district of Assam.[3]

Habitat

Chiromantis simus is a reasonably abundant species. They are arboreal frogs associated with scrub forest habitats. They breed in pools, with eggs deposited on vegetation.[1]

Description

Assam tree frog from Barpeta, Assam, India

Chiromantis simus are small frogs that grow to a snout-vent length of 19–23 mm (0.75–0.91 in) in males and about 27 mm (1.1 in) in females. Male frogs call from grasses about 1 metre above the water. They make foam nests that hang above the water.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Sushil Dutta; Saibal Sengupta; Pranabes Sanyal; Ghazi S.M. Asmat (2004). "Chiromantis simus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T58796A11831499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58796A11831499.en. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Chiromantis simus (Annandale, 1915)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  3. ↑ Soud, Rakesh, R Das and K Deuti (2007) Range extension of Chirixalus simus Annandale 1915 (Anura: Rhacophoridae). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 104(2):224-225
  4. ↑ Deuti, K.; S. Biswas; M. F. Ahmed; S. K. Dutta (2000). "Rediscovery of Chirixalus simus Annandale, 1915 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Assam and West Bengal, eastern India" (PDF). Hamadryad. 25: 215–217.
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