Indirana diplosticta

Spotted leaping frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Ranixalidae
Genus:Indirana
Species: I. diplosticta
Binomial name
Indirana diplosticta
(Günther, 1876)[2]

Indirana diplosticta, sometimes called the spotted leaping frog,[3] is a species of frog endemic to the southern Western Ghats of India.[4] It is an uncommon species believed to on decline. It is a terrestrial frogs found near hill streams in primary wet evergreen and semi-evergreen tropical forests and swamps; is not present in secondary forest or modified habitats. It breeds on wet rocks, and the tadpoles are found on wet rock surfaces next to streams.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 S.D. Biju; Sushil Dutta; Robert Inger; M.S. Ravichandran (2004). "Indirana diplosticta". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2004: e.T58309A11762447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58309A11762447.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Günther, 1876. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1875: 574
  3. ↑ Daniels, Ranjit 2005, Amphibians of Peninsular India. Universities Press. p. 195
  4. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Indirana diplosticta (Günther, 1876)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 31 May 2014.


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