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Indirana brachytarsus (Günther, 1876)

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Indirana brachytarsus
Indirana brachytarsus
Indirana brachytarsus (Günther, 1876)
Indirana brachytarsus (Günther, 1876)
Indirana brachytarsus (Günther, 1876)
Indirana brachytarsus
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymIndirana brachytarsus Dubois, 1987 1986
synonymPolypedates brachytarsus Günther, 1876 1875
synonymRana brachytarsus Inger, Shaffer, Koshy, and Bakde, 1984
synonymRanixalus brachytarsus Dubois, 1987 1986
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Günther's Leaping Frog
  • Short-legged Leaping Frog
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Principal Habitat

Wet forests

Associated habitats

Litter,Rock crevices

Elevation (m)

0-950

ranjit.daniels
Attributions 
Contributors 
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
  1. Dutta, S K (1997) Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka (Checklist and Bibliography) Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneshwar, Daniels, R J R (2005) Amphibians of Peninsular India. Universities Press, Hyderabad
Brief
Short legged. Vertebral stripe on creamy dorsum. Thigh yellow in colour.
Sandeep Das, Anil Zachariah, P S Easa
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Status UNDER_CREATION
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References 
  1. S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger 2004. Indirana brachytarsus. In: IUCN 2012
Diagnostic Keys
Description
Brief Description

Small to medium-sized (length 25–45 mm). Skin on the dorsum wrinkled and warty. Tympanum small, less than two-third diameter of eye. Disks on fingers and toes small. Webbing on toe moderate, upto upper half of fourth toe.

Colour

Shade of dark grey on dorsum with pale vertebral stripe. Dark band between eyes. Ventral side of thigh yellow.

Habit

Terrestrial.

K. Deuti, Zoological Survey of India in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata)
Attributions K. Deuti, Zoological Survey of India in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata)
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    📚 Nomenclature and Classification
    References
    Günther, A. 1876 “1875”. Third report on collections of Indian reptiles obtained by the British Museum, Proceedings of Zoological Society, London., “1875” 4: 572.
    K. Deuti, Zoological Survey of India in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata)
    Attributions K. Deuti, Zoological Survey of India in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata)
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
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      📚 Natural History
      Miscellaneous Details
      Original Description/Nomenclature

      Polypedates brachytarsus

      Indian Museum/Repository

      National Museum of Natural History (New Delhi)

      ranjit.daniels
      Attributions 
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
      1. Dutta, S K (1997) Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka (Checklist and Bibliography) Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneshwar, Daniels, R J R (2005) Amphibians of Peninsular India. Universities Press, Hyderabad
      No Data
      📚 Habitat and Distribution
      General Habitat

      Habitat

      Terrestrial
      Terrestrial
      Freshwater
      Freshwater
      Habitat

      Stream banks in evergreen and moist deciduous forests.

      K. Deuti, Zoological Survey of India in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata)
      Attributions K. Deuti, Zoological Survey of India in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata)
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        Principal Habitat

        Wet forests

        Associated habitats

        Litter,Rock crevices

        Elevation (m)

        0-950

        ranjit.daniels
        Attributions 
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
        1. Dutta, S K (1997) Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka (Checklist and Bibliography) Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneshwar, Daniels, R J R (2005) Amphibians of Peninsular India. Universities Press, Hyderabad
        Forest floor, Slippery rocks, Sheet rocks alog streamsides.
        Sandeep Das, Anil Zachariah, P S Easa
        Attributions Sandeep Das, Anil Zachariah, P S Easa
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
        1. S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger 2004. Indirana brachytarsus. In: IUCN 2012
        Description
        Distribution:

        Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

        Type Locality:

        Anamalai hills, Tamil Nadu.

        K. Deuti, Zoological Survey of India in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata)
        Attributions K. Deuti, Zoological Survey of India in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata)
        Contributors 
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        References 
          Endemicity

          Endemic to Western Ghats

          Radhakrishnan, C and K.P. Dinesh. 2013. A Catalogue of Amphibia in the collection of the Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Calicut. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 339: 1-71.
          Attributions Radhakrishnan, C and K.P. Dinesh. 2013. A Catalogue of Amphibia in the collection of the Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Calicut. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Occ. Paper No., 339: 1-71.
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
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          References 
            Western Ghat Endemic
            Sandeep Das, Anil Zachariah, P S Easa
            Attributions Sandeep Das, Anil Zachariah, P S Easa
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
            1. S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger 2004. Indirana brachytarsus. In: IUCN 2012
            Endemic Distribution
            Occurrence is States along Western Ghats

            Kerala

            Occurrence in Latitudes degrees N

            8-9,9-10,10-11

            ranjit.daniels
            Attributions 
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
            1. Dutta, S K (1997) Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka (Checklist and Bibliography) Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneshwar, Daniels, R J R (2005) Amphibians of Peninsular India. Universities Press, Hyderabad
            No Data
            📚 Occurrence
            No Data
            📚 Demography and Conservation
            Risk Statement
            Endangered
            Sandeep Das, Anil Zachariah, P S Easa
            Attributions Sandeep Das, Anil Zachariah, P S Easa
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
            1. S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger 2004. Indirana brachytarsus. In: IUCN 2012
            Conservation Status

            IUCN Red List Category

            Endangered
            Endangered

            Geoprivacy

            Yes
            Endangered.
            K. Deuti, Zoological Survey of India in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata)
            Attributions K. Deuti, Zoological Survey of India in Venkataraman, K., Chattopadhyay, A. and Subramanian, K.A. (editors). 2013. Endemic Animals of India(vertebrates): 1–235+26 Plates. (Published by the director, Zoological Survey of india, Kolkata)
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              No Data
              📚 Uses and Management
              No Data
              📚 Information Listing
              References
              1. Dutta, S K (1997) Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka (Checklist and Bibliography) Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneshwar, Daniels, R J R (2005) Amphibians of Peninsular India. Universities Press, Hyderabad
              2. <p>Dutta, S K (1997) Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka (Checklist and Bibliography) Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneshwar, Daniels, R J R (2005) Amphibians of Peninsular India. Universities Press, Hyderabad</p><p>www.wnpata.org</p>
              1. 1987. Ranixalus brachytarsus - Dubois, “1986”, Alytes, 5: 69.
              2. 1984. Rana brachytarsus - Inger, Shaffer, Koshy, and Bakde, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 81: 423.
              3. Indirana brachytarsus - Dubois, “1986”, Alytes, 5: 175-176.
              4. 1876. Polypedates brachytarsus Gunther, “1875”, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1875: 572.
              5. 1987. Indirana brachytarsus - Dubois, “1986”, Alytes, 5: 175-176.
              6. 1987. Ranixalus brachytarsus - Dubois, “1986”, Alytes, 5: 69.
              7. 1876. Polypedates brachytarsus Gunther, “1875”, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1875: 572.
              8. 1984. Rana brachytarsus - Inger, Shaffer, Koshy, and Bakde, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 81: 423.
              1. Frost, Darrel R. 2018. Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference. Version 6 (12-10-2018). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ranixalidae/Indirana/Indirana-brachytarsus American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.
              1. Frost, Darrel R. 2016. Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference. Version 6 (03-04-2017). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ranixalidae/Indirana/Indirana-brachytarsus American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.
              Overview > Summary
              1. Dutta, S K (1997) Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka (Checklist and Bibliography) Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneshwar, Daniels, R J R (2005) Amphibians of Peninsular India. Universities Press, Hyderabad
              Overview > Brief
              1. S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger 2004. Indirana brachytarsus. In: IUCN 2012
              Natural History > Miscellaneous Details
              1. Dutta, S K (1997) Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka (Checklist and Bibliography) Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneshwar, Daniels, R J R (2005) Amphibians of Peninsular India. Universities Press, Hyderabad
              Habitat and Distribution > General Habitat
              1. Dutta, S K (1997) Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka (Checklist and Bibliography) Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneshwar, Daniels, R J R (2005) Amphibians of Peninsular India. Universities Press, Hyderabad
              2. S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger 2004. Indirana brachytarsus. In: IUCN 2012
              Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
              1. S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger 2004. Indirana brachytarsus. In: IUCN 2012
              Habitat and Distribution > Endemic Distribution
              1. Dutta, S K (1997) Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka (Checklist and Bibliography) Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneshwar, Daniels, R J R (2005) Amphibians of Peninsular India. Universities Press, Hyderabad
              Demography and Conservation > Risk Statement
              1. S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger 2004. Indirana brachytarsus. In: IUCN 2012
              Information Listing > References
              1. Dutta, S K (1997) Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka (Checklist and Bibliography) Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneshwar, Daniels, R J R (2005) Amphibians of Peninsular India. Universities Press, Hyderabad
              2. <p>Dutta, S K (1997) Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka (Checklist and Bibliography) Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneshwar, Daniels, R J R (2005) Amphibians of Peninsular India. Universities Press, Hyderabad</p><p>www.wnpata.org</p>
              3. 1987. Ranixalus brachytarsus - Dubois, “1986”, Alytes, 5: 69.
              4. 1984. Rana brachytarsus - Inger, Shaffer, Koshy, and Bakde, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 81: 423.
              5. Indirana brachytarsus - Dubois, “1986”, Alytes, 5: 175-176.
              6. 1876. Polypedates brachytarsus Gunther, “1875”, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1875: 572.
              7. 1987. Indirana brachytarsus - Dubois, “1986”, Alytes, 5: 175-176.
              8. 1987. Ranixalus brachytarsus - Dubois, “1986”, Alytes, 5: 69.
              9. 1876. Polypedates brachytarsus Gunther, “1875”, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1875: 572.
              10. 1984. Rana brachytarsus - Inger, Shaffer, Koshy, and Bakde, J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc., 81: 423.
              11. Frost, Darrel R. 2018. Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference. Version 6 (12-10-2018). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ranixalidae/Indirana/Indirana-brachytarsus American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.
              12. Frost, Darrel R. 2016. Amphibian Species of the World: an online reference. Version 6 (03-04-2017). Electronic Database accessible at http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ranixalidae/Indirana/Indirana-brachytarsus American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA.

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              📚 Meta data
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              🐾 Taxonomy
              RootRoot
              KingdomAnimalia
              PhylumChordata
              ClassAmphibia
              OrderAnura
              FamilyRanixalidae
              GenusIndirana
              SpeciesIndirana brachytarsus (Günther 1876)
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