Annotated list of anurans from the lateritic plateau of western India with notes on malformations
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Mudke, Madhushri
Author
Gururaja, K. V.
Author
Aravind, Neelvara
Author
Singal, Ramit
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Minervarya caperata
(Kuramoto, Joshy,
Kurabayashi & Sumida, 2008)
New records.
INDIA
•
Karnataka
:
Udupi
:
Manipal
, Es- hwarnagar, site code C (
13.3478°N
,
074.8006°E
), obs. by
MM
and
RS
,
29 May 2017
, 87 individuals.
Fig. 3E
.
Identification.
The SVL is about
35 mm
. This frog has distinctive lateral lines (Fejervaryan lines) beginning from the groin on the ventral side. It has four ridge-like skin folds on the dorsum which is overall patchy greenish brown
.
Habitat.
This frog is often found calling in semi-aquatic habitats, like the edges of drains, ephemeral pools, and other small water bodies. This was one of the frequently encountered frogs during the surveys. It lives close to roads and other human habitations (
Sanchez et al. 2018
). The continuous cricket-like call is only heard during monsoons.
Distribution.
This frog is endemic to southern
India
.