Microhyla kodial

Mangaluru narrow-mouthed frog
Mangaluru narrow-mouthed frog.
Calls.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Amphibia
Order:Anura
Family:Microhylidae
Genus:Microhyla
Species: M. kodial
Binomial name
Microhyla kodial

Microhyla kodial, the Mangaluru narrow-mouthed frog, is a frog species belongs to family Microhylidae which is discovered in urban part of Mangalore. This new discovery was published at international journal Zootaxa on Tuesday May 16, 2018. Commonly known as Mangaluru narrow-mouthed frog.[1]

Description

Microhyla kodial is a very small species with a snout to vent length of about 16.9-17.4mm in male and 18.0 to 20.4mm in female. Snout is rounded in ventral and dorsal view, canthus rostralis is indistinct and snout protrudes beyond mouth in ventral view. Vertebral stripes are absent along with the absence of superciliary tubercles.

Dorsal view.

Distribution and habitat

Microhyla kodial is known from Mangalore, West coast of India only.[2] Its exact distribution is uncertain, but believed to be restricted to a small geographical area around Mangalore. Typical habitat is marshy vegetation with open grassland with herbs, shrubs.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "A new species of Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Microhylidae) from West Coast of India: an integrative taxonomic approach". Zootaxa. 4420. 16 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Microhyla kodial".
  3. ↑ Zootaxa. "A new species of Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Microhylidae) from West Coast of India: an integrative taxonomic approach". Zootaxa. 4420. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4420.2.1.
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