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<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FB02CD75FA82FE87" authorityName="Linnæus" authorityYear="1758" box="[1231,1314,287,312]" class="Amphibia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Reptiles" pageId="27" pageNumber="85" phylum="Chordata" rank="order">reptiles</taxonomicName>
|
||
inhabiting the Peninsula of India.
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FE66CD29FC22FEE3" box="[427,898,323,348]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal</emphasis>
|
||
, 22:522–534.
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FBE0CD29FB01FEE3" bold="true" box="[1069,1185,323,348]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Holotype.</emphasis>
|
||
By monotypy, NHM 72.4.17.212 (ex. BMNH 1947.2.11.19), an adult female, SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FCBBCD02FC42FEC0" box="[886,994,360,384]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.83" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="28.3">28.3 mm</quantity>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FC3CCD0DFB34FE3F" bold="true" box="[1009,1172,359,384]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Type locality.</emphasis>
|
||
“Mountain streams in Wynaad”, Kerala, India.
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FE77CDE1FCE6FE1B" bold="true" box="[442,838,395,420]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Current status of specific name.</emphasis>
|
||
Valid name, as
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FBC7CDE1FB52FE1C" box="[1034,1266,395,420]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FBC7CDE1FB52FE1C" box="[1034,1266,395,420]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Uperodon montanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC68F16C269450FAC8CDE1FA3CFE1B" author="Jerdon, T. C." box="[1285,1436,395,420]" journalOrPublisher="Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 22" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" pagination="522 - 534" part="1853" refId="ref45860" refString="Jerdon, T. C. (1854 " 1853 ") Catalogue of reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 22, 522 - 534.?" title="Catalogue of reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India" type="journal article" year="1854">Jerdon, 1854</bibRefCitation>
|
||
“1853”).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C367468B6C269450FF0ACDB8FC16FA9E" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" type="discussion">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC215006C269450FF0ACDB8FD29FD21" blockId="27.[151,1437,287,2028]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FF0ACDB8FEEFFE54" bold="true" box="[199,335,466,491]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Comments.</emphasis>
|
||
The original description by
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC68F16C269450FD65CDB8FCE0FE54" author="Jerdon, T. C." box="[680,832,466,491]" journalOrPublisher="Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 22" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" pagination="522 - 534" part="1853" refId="ref45860" refString="Jerdon, T. C. (1854 " 1853 ") Catalogue of reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 22, 522 - 534.?" title="Catalogue of reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India" type="journal article" year="1854">Jerdon (1854</bibRefCitation>
|
||
“1853”) was brief and subsequently elaborated by
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC68F16C269450FF5ACD9CFE94FDB0" author="Parker, H. W." bookContentInfo="208 pp." box="[151,308,502,527]" journalOrPublisher="Trustees of the British Museum, London" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" refId="ref38477" refString="Parker, H. W. (1934) A Monograph of the Frogs of the Family Microhylidae. Trustees of the British Museum, London, 208 pp." title="A Monograph of the Frogs of the Family Microhylidae" type="book" year="1934">Parker (1934)</bibRefCitation>
|
||
. This species is largely known only from its original collection and some scanty reports or checklists (e.g.,
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC68F16C269450FF15CE71FEF9FD8D" author="Dutta, S. K." bookContentInfo="342 pp." box="[216,345,538,562]" journalOrPublisher="Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneswar" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" refId="ref36876" refString="Dutta, S. K. (1997) Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka, (Checklist and Bibliography). Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneswar, 342 pp." title="Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka, (Checklist and Bibliography)" type="book" year="1997">Dutta 1997</bibRefCitation>
|
||
;
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC68F16C269450FEABCE70FD20FD8D" author="Subramanian, K. A. & Dinesh, K. P. & Radhakrishnan, C." bookContentInfo="246 pp." box="[358,640,538,563]" journalOrPublisher="Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" refId="ref39356" refString="Subramanian, K. A., Dinesh, K. P. & Radhakrishnan, C. (2013) Atlas of endemic amphibians of Western Ghats. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 246 pp." title="Atlas of endemic amphibians of Western Ghats" type="book" year="2013">
|
||
Subramanian
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FDCFCE71FD94FD8C" box="[514,564,538,563]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">et al</emphasis>
|
||
. 2013
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
). Further, considering the recent taxonomic placement of this taxon in genus
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FF12CE57FEF0FDE9" authorityName="Dumeril and Bibron" authorityYear="1841" box="[223,336,573,598]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FF12CE57FEF0FDE9" box="[223,336,573,598]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Uperodon</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and morphological variations observed among populations (particularly in foot webbing), here we provide a detailed redescription of the
|
||
<typeStatus id="54C6ABA26C269450FD9BCE0BFD18FDC5" box="[598,696,609,634]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
|
||
and comparison of this species with all its presently recognized congeners, to facilitate proper identification.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC215006C269450FF0ACEC3FC16FA9E" blockId="27.[151,1437,287,2028]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FF0ACEC3FEC1FD7D" bold="true" box="[199,353,681,706]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Comparison.</emphasis>
|
||
For comparison of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FDF3CEC3FC82FD7E" box="[574,802,681,706]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FDF3CEC3FC82FD7E" box="[574,802,681,706]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Uperodon montanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
with
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FCAFCEC0FC5DFD7D" box="[866,1021,681,706]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="globulosus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FCAFCEC0FC5DFD7D" box="[866,1021,681,706]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. globulosus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FBC6CEC0FB27FD7E" baseAuthorityName="Schneider" baseAuthorityYear="1799" box="[1035,1159,682,705]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="systoma">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FBC6CEC0FB27FD7E" box="[1035,1159,682,705]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. systoma</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FB58CEC0FAEBFD7D" baseAuthorityName="Parker" baseAuthorityYear="1934" box="[1173,1355,681,706]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="taprobanicus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FB58CEC0FAEBFD7D" box="[1173,1355,681,706]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. taprobanicus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FA4CCEC0FE99FD5A" authorityName="M Parambikulam" baseAuthorityName="Rao" baseAuthorityYear="1937" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anamalaiensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FA4CCEC0FE99FD5A" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. anamalaiensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
see ‘comparison’ section of those species.
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FCE6CEA6FBB2FD5A" box="[811,1042,716,741]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FCE6CEA6FBB2FD5A" box="[811,1042,716,741]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Uperodon montanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FB61CEA4FABEFD5B" box="[1196,1310,717,741]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nagaoi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FB61CEA4FABEFD5B" box="[1196,1310,717,741]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. nagaoi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FAE3CEA4FA3CFD5A" authority="Garg & Senevirathne & Wijayathilaka & Phuge & Deuti & Manamendra-Arachchi & Meegaskumbura & Biju, 2018" authorityName="Garg & Senevirathne & Wijayathilaka & Phuge & Deuti & Manamendra-Arachchi & Meegaskumbura & Biju" authorityYear="2018" box="[1326,1436,716,741]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rohani" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FAE3CEA4FA3CFD5A" box="[1326,1436,716,741]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. rohani</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FF5ACE9AFF52FCB6" bold="true" box="[151,242,752,777]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23A74696C269450FF5ACE9AFF52FCB6" box="[151,242,752,777]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FEE1CE9BFE65FCB7" baseAuthorityName="Stoliczka" baseAuthorityYear="1872" box="[300,453,753,776]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="variegatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FEE1CE9BFE65FCB7" box="[300,453,753,776]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. variegatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
by presence of prominent spots and blotches on its ventral surface (vs. inconspicuous spots and speckles present or absent in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FD9ECF7FFD64FC93" box="[595,708,789,812]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nagaoi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FD9ECF7FFD64FC93" box="[595,708,789,812]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. nagaoi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, and completely absent in
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FC3ECF7FFBC0FC92" authority="Garg & Senevirathne & Wijayathilaka & Phuge & Deuti & Manamendra-Arachchi & Meegaskumbura & Biju, 2018" authorityName="Garg & Senevirathne & Wijayathilaka & Phuge & Deuti & Manamendra-Arachchi & Meegaskumbura & Biju" authorityYear="2018" box="[1011,1120,788,813]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rohani" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FC3ECF7FFBC0FC92" box="[1011,1120,788,813]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. rohani</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FBAACF7EFB62FC92" bold="true" box="[1127,1218,788,813]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23A74696C269450FBAACF7EFB62FC92" box="[1127,1218,788,813]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FB34CF7FFA32FC93" baseAuthorityName="Stoliczka" baseAuthorityYear="1872" box="[1273,1426,789,812]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="variegatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FB34CF7FFA32FC93" box="[1273,1426,789,812]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. variegatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
) and relatively smaller snout-vent size, male SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FD0FCF52FC9DFCF0" box="[706,829,824,848]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.45" metricValueMax="2.8" metricValueMin="2.1" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="24.5" valueMax="28.0" valueMin="21.0">21–28 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FC84CF53FCFCFCEF" box="[841,860,825,848]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 12; female SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FBF9CF52FB10FCF0" box="[1076,1200,824,848]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.1" metricValueMax="3.4" metricValueMin="2.8" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="31.0" valueMax="34.0" valueMin="28.0">28–34 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FB71CF53FB6FFCEF" box="[1212,1231,825,848]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 8 (vs. relatively larger,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FF29CF37FEF4FCCB" box="[228,340,861,884]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nagaoi">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FF29CF37FEF4FCCB" box="[228,340,861,884]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. nagaoi</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
: male SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FE11CF31FDF7FCCC" box="[476,599,859,884]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.85" metricValueMax="3.2" metricValueMin="2.5" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="28.5" valueMax="32.0" valueMin="25.0">25–32 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FDAFCF37FDD5FCCB" box="[610,629,861,884]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 8;
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FD62CF37FCBAFCCB" authority="Garg & Senevirathne & Wijayathilaka & Phuge & Deuti & Manamendra-Arachchi & Meegaskumbura & Biju, 2018" authorityName="Garg & Senevirathne & Wijayathilaka & Phuge & Deuti & Manamendra-Arachchi & Meegaskumbura & Biju" authorityYear="2018" box="[687,794,859,884]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rohani" status="sp. nov.">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FD62CF37FCBAFCCB" box="[687,794,859,884]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. rohani</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FCEFCF31FCDBFCCB" bold="true" box="[802,891,859,884]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
|
||
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23A74696C269450FCEFCF31FCDBFCCB" box="[802,891,859,884]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
: male SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FBCECF31FBDEFCCC" box="[1027,1150,859,884]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.0" metricValueMax="3.4" metricValueMin="2.6" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="30.0" valueMax="34.0" valueMin="26.0">26–34 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FB44CF37FB3CFCCB" box="[1161,1180,861,884]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 16, female SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FABFCF36FF48FC28" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.15" metricValueMax="3.5" metricValueMin="2.8" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="31.5" valueMax="35.0" valueMin="28.0">28– 35 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FF39CFEAFEA7FC28" box="[244,263,896,919]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 8;
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FE8ECFEAFE7BFC28" baseAuthorityName="Stoliczka" baseAuthorityYear="1872" box="[323,475,896,919]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="variegatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FE8ECFEAFE7BFC28" box="[323,475,896,919]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. variegatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
: male SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FDA8CF15FD40FC28" box="[613,736,895,920]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.9" metricValueMax="3.3" metricValueMin="2.5" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="29.0" valueMax="33.0" valueMin="25.0">25–33 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FD21CFEAFD5FFC28" box="[748,767,896,919]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 12, female SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FC15CF15FBF4FC28" box="[984,1108,895,920]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.25" metricValueMax="3.6" metricValueMin="2.9" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="32.5" valueMax="36.0" valueMin="29.0">29–36 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FBADCFEAFBD3FC28" box="[1120,1139,896,919]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 7).
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FB7ACF15FA3CFC28" box="[1207,1436,895,920]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FB7ACF15FA3CFC28" box="[1207,1436,895,920]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Uperodon montanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
could be confused with
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FE63CFCEFBC2FC03" box="[430,1122,931,956]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FE63CFCEFDD9FC03" authorityName="M Parambikulam" baseAuthorityName="Rao" baseAuthorityYear="1937" box="[430,633,931,956]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anamalaiensis">U. anamalaiensis</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FD4BCFCEFC8DFC04" box="[646,813,932,955]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mormorata">U. mormorata</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FCF6CFCEFC68FC03" box="[827,968,931,956]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="obscurus">U. obscurus</taxonomicName>
|
||
,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FC1BCFCEFBC2FC03" box="[982,1122,931,956]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="palmatus">U. palmatus</taxonomicName>
|
||
</emphasis>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FB53CFCEFAEAFC03" box="[1182,1354,931,956]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="triangularis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FB53CFCEFAEAFC03" box="[1182,1354,931,956]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. triangularis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
due to presence of prominent spots and blotches on its ventral skin surface. However,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FBD5CFA2FB08FC60" box="[1048,1192,968,991]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FBD5CFA2FB08FC60" box="[1048,1192,968,991]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. montanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
differs from all these species by its relatively smaller snout-vent size, male SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FCFCCF81FC0DFBBD" box="[817,941,1003,1027]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.45" metricValueMax="2.8" metricValueMin="2.1" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="24.5" valueMax="28.0" valueMin="21.0">21–28 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FC75CF86FC6BFBBC" box="[952,971,1004,1027]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 12; female SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FB68CF81FA80FBBD" box="[1189,1312,1003,1027]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.1" metricValueMax="3.4" metricValueMin="2.8" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="31.0" valueMax="34.0" valueMin="28.0">28–34 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FAE1CF86FA9FFBBC" box="[1324,1343,1004,1027]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 8 (vs. relatively larger,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FE9AC865FDBCFB98" authorityName="M Parambikulam" baseAuthorityName="Rao" baseAuthorityYear="1937" box="[343,540,1038,1063]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anamalaiensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FE9AC865FDBCFB98" box="[343,540,1038,1063]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. anamalaiensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
: male SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FD6BC864FC82FB99" box="[678,802,1038,1063]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.1" metricValueMax="3.7" metricValueMin="2.5" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="31.0" valueMax="37.0" valueMin="25.0">25–37 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FCE3C865FCE1FB99" box="[814,833,1039,1062]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 14, female SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FBD1C864FB37FB99" box="[1052,1175,1038,1063]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.7" metricValueMax="3.9" metricValueMin="3.5" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="37.0" valueMax="39.0" valueMin="35.0">35–39 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FB69C865FB17FB99" box="[1188,1207,1039,1062]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 4;
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FB3EC865FA34FB99" box="[1267,1428,1039,1062]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mormorata">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FB3EC865FA34FB99" box="[1267,1428,1039,1062]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. mormorata</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
: male SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FEDFC858FE2EFBF5" box="[274,398,1074,1098]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.55" metricValueMax="4.0" metricValueMin="3.1" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="35.5" valueMax="40.0" valueMin="31.0">31–40 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FE56C859FE0EFBF5" box="[411,430,1075,1098]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 9, female SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FDB1C858FD58FBF5" box="[636,760,1074,1098]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.75" metricValueMax="4.3" metricValueMin="3.2" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="37.5" valueMax="43.0" valueMin="32.0">32–43 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FCC8C859FCB8FBF5" box="[773,792,1075,1098]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 3;
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FC98C859FC7EFBF4" box="[853,990,1074,1099]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="obscurus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FC98C859FC7EFBF4" box="[853,990,1074,1099]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. obscurus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
: male SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FBA4C858FB45FBF5" box="[1129,1253,1074,1098]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.65" metricValueMax="3.1" metricValueMin="2.2" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="26.5" valueMax="31.0" valueMin="22.0">22–31 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FB3FC859FAA5FBF5" box="[1266,1285,1075,1098]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 17, female SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FF1EC83CFEEEFBD1" box="[211,334,1110,1134]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.4" metricValueMax="3.8" metricValueMin="3.0" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="34.0" valueMax="38.0" valueMin="30.0">30–38 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FE94C83DFECCFBD1" box="[345,364,1111,1134]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 5;
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FE6BC83DFD8FFBD1" box="[422,559,1109,1134]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="palmatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FE6BC83DFD8FFBD1" box="[422,559,1109,1134]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. palmatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
: male SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FD7AC83CFC92FBD1" box="[695,818,1110,1134]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.9" metricValueMax="3.1" metricValueMin="2.7" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="29.0" valueMax="31.0" valueMin="27.0">27–31 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FCF0C83DFCF0FBD1" box="[829,848,1111,1134]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 4, female SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FBD4C83FFB33FBD1" box="[1049,1171,1109,1134]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" metricValueMax="3.6" metricValueMin="3.4" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="35.0" valueMax="36.0" valueMin="34.0">34–36 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FB52C83DFB12FBD1" box="[1183,1202,1111,1134]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 2;
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FB21C83DFA34FBD1" box="[1260,1428,1109,1134]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="triangularis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FB21C83DFA34FBD1" box="[1260,1428,1109,1134]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. triangularis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
: male SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FEDBC813FE34FB2E" box="[278,404,1145,1170]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.1" metricValueMax="3.7" metricValueMin="2.5" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="31.0" valueMax="37.0" valueMin="25.0">25–37 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FE6EC810FE16FB2E" box="[419,438,1146,1169]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 20, female SVL
|
||
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C269450FD56C810FCB9FB2E" box="[667,793,1146,1170]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.75" metricValueMax="4.2" metricValueMin="3.3" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" unit="mm" value="37.5" valueMax="42.0" valueMin="33.0">33–42 mm</quantity>
|
||
,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FCEAC810FC9AFB2E" box="[807,826,1146,1169]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 4). Specifically,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FBD6C810FB0DFB2E" box="[1051,1197,1146,1169]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FBD6C810FB0DFB2E" box="[1051,1197,1146,1169]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. montanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
also differs from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FA4CC810FEB5FB0A" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mormorata">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FA4CC810FEB5FB0A" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. mormorata</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
by its ventral skin being light to dark brown with scattered grey spots or blotches (vs. dark brown with dense marbling); from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FE6EC8A8FD8FFB65" box="[419,559,1217,1242]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="palmatus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FE6EC8A8FD8FFB65" box="[419,559,1217,1242]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. palmatus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
by its snout longer than eye diameter, male: EL/SL ratio 0.6–0.8,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FA8CC8A8FAF4FB66" box="[1345,1364,1218,1241]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 12, female: EL/SL ratio 0.6–0.8,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FE28C88CFE58FB42" box="[485,504,1254,1277]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 8 (vs. equal, male: EL/SL ratio 1.0,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FC79C88CFC67FB42" box="[948,967,1254,1277]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 4, female: EL/SL ratio 1.0,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FAECC88CFA94FB42" box="[1313,1332,1254,1277]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
=2); and from
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FF19C963FEDCFA9E" box="[212,380,1288,1313]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="triangularis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FF19C963FEDCFA9E" box="[212,380,1288,1313]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. triangularis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
by presence of webbing between toes (vs. absent).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C367468B6C269457FF0AC946FD19F982" lastPageId="28" lastPageNumber="29" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC215006C269450FF0AC946FACDFA0F" blockId="27.[151,1437,287,2028]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FF0AC946FE12FAFA" bold="true" box="[199,434,1324,1349]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Genetic divergence.</emphasis>
|
||
For 16S mitochondrial gene sequences, the sampled populations of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FB7AC946FA3CFAFB" box="[1207,1436,1324,1349]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FB7AC946FA3CFAFB" box="[1207,1436,1324,1349]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Uperodon montanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
showed an average intraspecific distance of 0.7% (range 0–1.2%,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FC5BC93BFC09FAD7" box="[918,937,1361,1384]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 10). Genetically,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FB5EC93BFA86FAD7" box="[1171,1318,1361,1384]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FB5EC93BFA86FAD7" box="[1171,1318,1361,1384]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. montanus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is closely related to
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C269450FECAC91FFE6CFA33" authorityName="M Parambikulam" baseAuthorityName="Rao" baseAuthorityYear="1937" box="[263,460,1395,1420]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="27" pageNumber="28" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anamalaiensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FECAC91FFE6CFA33" box="[263,460,1395,1420]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">U. anamalaiensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, from which it was found to differ by an average uncorrected genetic distance of 3.2% (range 2.6–4.0%,
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FE93C9F2FED1FA10" box="[350,369,1432,1455]" italics="true" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">N</emphasis>
|
||
= 60). For interspecific genetic distances with all other members of the genus, see Table 3.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC215006C269450FF0AC9D1FE63F886" blockId="27.[151,1437,287,2028]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
|
||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C269450FF0AC9D1FE5EFA6B" bold="true" box="[199,510,1467,1492]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Redescription of holotype</emphasis>
|
||
(measurements in mm) (
|
||
<figureCitation id="134609856C269450FCD2C9D1FCD8FA6C" box="[799,888,1467,1492]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1749,1771]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,644,1728]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,644,1728]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 3. Preserved type specimens of Uperodon species in dorsal and ventral view. A. Uperodon systoma, Syntype, ZMB 3551 (female); B. Uperodon globulosus, Syntype, NHM 62.12.29.4 (ex. BMNH 1947.2.10.97) (female); C. Kaloula pulchra taprobanica, Holotype, NHM 1905.3.25.138 (ex. BMNH 1947.2.10.62) (female); D. Ramanella anamalaiensis, Neotype, ZSI/ WGRC/V/A/956 (male); E. Hylaedactylus montanus, Holotype, NHM 72.4.17.212 (ex. BMNH 1947.2.11.19) (female); F. Ramanella mormorata, Neotype, ZSI/WGRC/V/A/958, (female); G. Ramanella nagaoi, Holotype, WHT 2826 (male); H. Callula obscura, Holotype, NHM 58.11.28.42 (ex. BMNH 1947.2.11.20) (female); I. Ramanella palmata, Holotype, NHM 90.11.8.62 (ex.BMNH 1947.2.11.21); J. Callula triangularis, Lectotype, NHM 74.4.29.897 (ex.BMNH 1947.2.11.15) (male); K.Hylaedactylus carnaticus, Lectotype, ZSI 2761(female); L. Uperodonrohani sp. nov., Holotype, DZ1449 (male).(Images: SD Biju and Sonali Garg)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1183461/files/figure.png" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Fig. 3E</figureCitation>
|
||
). Small-sized (SVL 28.3), slender adult female; head small (HW 10.1, HL 7.0, IFE 3.9, IBE 7.5), one-fourth (24.7%) of body length, wider than long (HW/HL ratio 1.4); snout nearly rounded in dorsal and ventral view, nearly acute in lateral view, its length (SL 3.3) longer than horizontal diameter of eye (EL 2.1); loreal region obtuse with rounded canthus rostralis; interorbital space nearly twice as wide (IUE 3.1) as upper eyelid width (UEW 1.6); nostril closer to tip of snout (NS 0.8) than to eye (EN 2.1); supratympanic fold distinct, extending from posterior corner of upper eyelid to insertion of forelimb at axilla; eye diameter (EL 2.1); vomerine odontophores present on the palate; indistinct neopalatinal ridges on posterior side of each choana, appear fused with the vomerine odontophores; tongue moderately large, circular, shallowly emarginated. Forelimbs moderately long and thin; forearm (FAL 6.8) shorter than hand length (HAL 8.7); finger length formula I<II<IV<III. Hind limbs relatively long and thin, thigh length (TL 12.3) shorter than shank (SHL 12.4) and foot (FOL 13.9).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8BC215006C269450FF0ACB2EFBBCF81B" blockId="27.[151,1437,287,2028]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">
|
||
Skin of snout, between eyes, sides of head, and anterior part of dorsum, shagreened to granular; posterior part of back, and upper and lower parts of flank, granular (
|
||
<figureCitation id="134609856C269450FD3ECB0DFCF5F83F" box="[755,853,1895,1920]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1749,1771]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,644,1728]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,644,1728]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 3. Preserved type specimens of Uperodon species in dorsal and ventral view. A. Uperodon systoma, Syntype, ZMB 3551 (female); B. Uperodon globulosus, Syntype, NHM 62.12.29.4 (ex. BMNH 1947.2.10.97) (female); C. Kaloula pulchra taprobanica, Holotype, NHM 1905.3.25.138 (ex. BMNH 1947.2.10.62) (female); D. Ramanella anamalaiensis, Neotype, ZSI/ WGRC/V/A/956 (male); E. Hylaedactylus montanus, Holotype, NHM 72.4.17.212 (ex. BMNH 1947.2.11.19) (female); F. Ramanella mormorata, Neotype, ZSI/WGRC/V/A/958, (female); G. Ramanella nagaoi, Holotype, WHT 2826 (male); H. Callula obscura, Holotype, NHM 58.11.28.42 (ex. BMNH 1947.2.11.20) (female); I. Ramanella palmata, Holotype, NHM 90.11.8.62 (ex.BMNH 1947.2.11.21); J. Callula triangularis, Lectotype, NHM 74.4.29.897 (ex.BMNH 1947.2.11.15) (male); K.Hylaedactylus carnaticus, Lectotype, ZSI 2761(female); L. Uperodonrohani sp. nov., Holotype, DZ1449 (male).(Images: SD Biju and Sonali Garg)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1183461/files/figure.png" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Figs. 3E</figureCitation>
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); dorsal surfaces of forelimb, thigh, tibia and tarsus, shagreened to sparsely granular; ventral surface uniformly shagreened (
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<figureCitation id="134609856C269450FC75CBE1FBAFF81B" box="[952,1039,1931,1956]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="15.[151,250,1749,1771]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,644,1728]" captionTargetId="figure@15.[151,1436,644,1728]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="FIGURE 3. Preserved type specimens of Uperodon species in dorsal and ventral view. A. Uperodon systoma, Syntype, ZMB 3551 (female); B. Uperodon globulosus, Syntype, NHM 62.12.29.4 (ex. BMNH 1947.2.10.97) (female); C. Kaloula pulchra taprobanica, Holotype, NHM 1905.3.25.138 (ex. BMNH 1947.2.10.62) (female); D. Ramanella anamalaiensis, Neotype, ZSI/ WGRC/V/A/956 (male); E. Hylaedactylus montanus, Holotype, NHM 72.4.17.212 (ex. BMNH 1947.2.11.19) (female); F. Ramanella mormorata, Neotype, ZSI/WGRC/V/A/958, (female); G. Ramanella nagaoi, Holotype, WHT 2826 (male); H. Callula obscura, Holotype, NHM 58.11.28.42 (ex. BMNH 1947.2.11.20) (female); I. Ramanella palmata, Holotype, NHM 90.11.8.62 (ex.BMNH 1947.2.11.21); J. Callula triangularis, Lectotype, NHM 74.4.29.897 (ex.BMNH 1947.2.11.15) (male); K.Hylaedactylus carnaticus, Lectotype, ZSI 2761(female); L. Uperodonrohani sp. nov., Holotype, DZ1449 (male).(Images: SD Biju and Sonali Garg)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1183461/files/figure.png" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Fig. 3E</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BC215006C269450FF0ACBC5FB73F853" blockId="27.[151,1437,287,2028]" pageId="27" pageNumber="28">Since the hand and foot morphology could not be reliably determined due to poor preservation of the holotype specimen, we are describing these characters based on a topotype specimen (SDBDU 2011.849).</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FF0ACCFDFD00FF0F" bold="true" box="[199,672,151,176]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Topotype specimen (SDBDU 2011.849).</emphasis>
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Hand (
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): tips of all fingers with truncate discs, moderately wide compared to finger width (FD I 0.6, FW I 0.3; FD II 1.0, FW II 0.7; FD III 1.0, FW III 0.7; FD IV 0.9, FW IV 0.4); welldeveloped dermal fringes present on all fingers; subarticular tubercles rather prominent, oval, all present; two welldeveloped palmar tubercles (inner, oval,
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; outer, bilobed,
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). Foot (
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<figureCitation id="134609856C219457FBE1CD6CFB0CFEA0" box="[1068,1196,262,287]" captionStart="FIGURE7" captionStartId="24.[151,250,1465,1487]" captionTargetBox="[152,1428,813,1423]" captionTargetId="figure@24.[151,1436,805,1443]" captionTargetPageId="24" captionText="FIGURE7. Head, hand, foot and foot webbing in Uperodon anamalaiensis, U. montanus, U. mormorata and U. nagaoi. A–E. Uperodon anamalaiensis: A–D. Neotype of Uperodon anamalaiensis (ZSI/WGRC/V/A/956, male):A. lateral view of head; B. ventral view of hand; C. ventral view of foot; D. schematic illustration of foot webbing; E. schematic illustration of foot webbing in referred specimen of U. anamalaiensis (SDBDU 2013.928, female); F–L. Uperodon montanus: F–H. Topotype of Uperodon montanus (SDBDU 2011.849, male): F. lateral view of head; G. ventral view of hand; H. ventral view of foot; I. schematic illustration of foot webbing; J–L. schematic illustration of foot webbing in referred specimens of Uperodon montanus: J. SDBDU 2015.3001, male; K. SDBDU 2003.40115, female; L. SDBDU 2005.30, female; M–S. Uperodon mormorata: M–P. Neotype of Uperodon mormorata (ZSI/WGRC/V/A/958, female): M. lateral view of head; N. ventral view of hand; O. ventral view of foot; P. schematic illustration of foot webbing; Q–S. schematic illustration of foot webbing in referred specimens of Uperodon mormorata: Q. SDBDU 2002.567, female; R. SDBDU2012.43, male; S. SDBDU 2015.3082, male.T–W. Holotype of Uperodon nagaoi (WHT 2826, male):T. lateral view ofhead;U. ventral view of hand;V. ventral view of foot; W. schematic illustration of foot webbing. (Illustrations:SD Biju)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1183469/files/figure.png" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Figs. 7H–I</figureCitation>
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): tips of all toes with small rounded discs, rather wide compared to toe width (TD I 0.5, TW I 0.4; TD II 0.6, TW II 0.4; TD III 0.6, TW III 0.5; TD IV 0.6, TW IV 0.4; TD V 0.5, TW V 0.4); well-developed dermal fringes present on all toes; subarticular tubercles rather prominent, oval; two metatarsal tubercles, oval, outer (
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long) slightly larger than the inner (
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long); webbing present, basal: I2
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4
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<date id="FFC333C06C219457FD12CDF7FCA5FE0A" box="[735,773,413,437]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">3V.</date>
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BC215006C219457FF0ACDAAFECAFD32" blockId="28.[151,1437,151,1597]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FF0ACDAAFEFFFE66" bold="true" box="[199,351,448,473]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Colouration.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FEAACDABFDB4FE67" box="[359,532,449,472]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">In preservation</emphasis>
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(SDBDU 2011.849): Dorsum greyish-brown; flanks, forelimbs, dorsal surfaces of thigh, shank and foot, light greyish-brown; chest and belly dark grey with light grey spots and patches, ventral surfaces of thigh, tibia and foot, light grey with lighter grey spots.
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FC4ECE62FBBAFD9E" box="[899,1050,520,545]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Colour in life</emphasis>
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||
(SDBDU 2011.849): Dorsum and lateral sides of head uniformly dark brown with pale brown median patch on the back and few irregular patches near groin and thigh; dorsal surface of limbs dark brown; ventral surface dark brown with irregular white spots and blotches (
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).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BC215006C219457FF0ACEF2FCC3FB9E" blockId="28.[151,1437,151,1597]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FF0ACEF2FEEAFD0E" bold="true" box="[199,330,664,689]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Variations.</emphasis>
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Morphometric measurements of 20 specimens, including the holotype, are given in
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<tableCitation id="C6FF20BB6C219457FB3CCEF2FAE7FD0E" box="[1265,1351,664,689]" captionStart="TABLE 4" captionStartId="48.[119,193,547,566]" captionTargetBox="[135,1884,616,1625]" captionText="TABLE 4. Morphometric measurements of Uperodon species.All measurements are in millimetres (mm). The status of each specimen is given after the museum number:Holotype (HT), Paratype (PT), Neotype (NT), Lectotype (LT), Syntype (ST)." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DF0245886C0D947BFFBACE49F8ECFD89" pageId="28" pageNumber="29" tableUuid="DF0245886C0D947BFFBACE49F8ECFD89">Table 4</tableCitation>
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. Dorsal colouration and webbing is highly variable in this species. Foot webbing: basal in SDBDU 2011.849 (male), I2
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||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FA43CED6FA3CFD6A" bold="true" box="[1422,1436,700,725]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">–</emphasis>
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<date id="FFC333C06C219457FF5ACE89FF17FD44" box="[151,183,739,763]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">2II</date>
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2
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FF08CE89FF73FD43" bold="true" box="[197,211,739,764]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">–</emphasis>
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<date id="FFC333C06C219457FF19CE89FF5FFD44" box="[212,255,739,763]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">3III</date>
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3
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FEC6CE89FEB9FD43" bold="true" box="[267,281,739,764]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">–</emphasis>
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<date id="FFC333C06C219457FED4CE89FEE5FD44" box="[281,325,739,763]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">4IV</date>
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4
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FE9ECE89FEC1FD43" bold="true" box="[339,353,739,764]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">–</emphasis>
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<date id="FFC333C06C219457FEACCE89FE25FD44" box="[353,389,739,763]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">3V</date>
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; medium in SDBDU 2015.3001 (male),
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||
<date id="FFC333C06C219457FCA4CE89FC21FD44" box="[873,897,739,763]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">I2</date>
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||
–
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||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FC45CE89FC36FD43" bold="true" box="[904,918,739,764]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">–</emphasis>
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<date id="FFC333C06C219457FC5BCE89FC17FD44" box="[918,951,739,763]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">2II</date>
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2–
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FC01CE89FC7AFD43" bold="true" box="[972,986,739,764]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">–</emphasis>
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<date id="FFC333C06C219457FC16CE89FBA5FD44" box="[987,1029,739,763]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">3III</date>
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2
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FBDFCE89FB80FD43" bold="true" box="[1042,1056,739,764]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">–</emphasis>
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<date id="FFC333C06C219457FBEDCE89FBEDFD44" box="[1056,1101,739,763]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">3IV</date>
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3
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FB97CE89FBC8FD43" bold="true" box="[1114,1128,739,764]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">–</emphasis>
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2 1/
|
||
<date id="FFC333C06C219457FB48CE98FB03FD44" box="[1157,1187,740,768]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">2V</date>
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||
; medium in SDBDU 2003.40115 (female), I2
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||
<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FE7ECF66FE61FC9A" bold="true" box="[435,449,780,805]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">–</emphasis>
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2–
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FE3ACF66FDA5FC9A" bold="true" box="[503,517,780,805]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">–</emphasis>
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3–
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III2
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FD88CF66FDF3FC9A" bold="true" box="[581,595,780,805]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">–</emphasis>
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+
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<date id="FFC333C06C219457FDA7CF67FD35FC9A" box="[618,661,781,805]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">IV3</date>
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–
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FD50CF66FD0BFC9A" bold="true" box="[669,683,780,805]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">–</emphasis>
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<date id="FFC333C06C219457FD66CF67FD6EFC9A" box="[683,718,781,805]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">2V</date>
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; and medium in SDBDU 2005.30 (female), I2
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FAC9CF66FAB2FC9A" bold="true" box="[1284,1298,780,805]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">–</emphasis>
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<date id="FFC333C06C219457FADFCF67FA92FC9A" box="[1298,1330,781,805]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">2II</date>
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2–
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FA85CF66FAF6FC9A" bold="true" box="[1352,1366,780,805]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">–</emphasis>
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<date id="FFC333C06C219457FA9BCF67FA20FC9A" box="[1366,1408,781,805]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">3III</date>
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2
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<date id="FFC333C06C219457FF5ACF5BFF63FCF6" box="[151,195,817,841]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">3IV</date>
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3
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<date id="FFC333C06C219457FF13CF5BFEA1FCF6" box="[222,257,817,841]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">2V</date>
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(
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<figureCitation id="134609856C219457FEDECF5AFE30FCF6" box="[275,400,816,841]" captionStart="FIGURE7" captionStartId="24.[151,250,1465,1487]" captionTargetBox="[152,1428,813,1423]" captionTargetId="figure@24.[151,1436,805,1443]" captionTargetPageId="24" captionText="FIGURE7. Head, hand, foot and foot webbing in Uperodon anamalaiensis, U. montanus, U. mormorata and U. nagaoi. A–E. Uperodon anamalaiensis: A–D. Neotype of Uperodon anamalaiensis (ZSI/WGRC/V/A/956, male):A. lateral view of head; B. ventral view of hand; C. ventral view of foot; D. schematic illustration of foot webbing; E. schematic illustration of foot webbing in referred specimen of U. anamalaiensis (SDBDU 2013.928, female); F–L. Uperodon montanus: F–H. Topotype of Uperodon montanus (SDBDU 2011.849, male): F. lateral view of head; G. ventral view of hand; H. ventral view of foot; I. schematic illustration of foot webbing; J–L. schematic illustration of foot webbing in referred specimens of Uperodon montanus: J. SDBDU 2015.3001, male; K. SDBDU 2003.40115, female; L. SDBDU 2005.30, female; M–S. Uperodon mormorata: M–P. Neotype of Uperodon mormorata (ZSI/WGRC/V/A/958, female): M. lateral view of head; N. ventral view of hand; O. ventral view of foot; P. schematic illustration of foot webbing; Q–S. schematic illustration of foot webbing in referred specimens of Uperodon mormorata: Q. SDBDU 2002.567, female; R. SDBDU2012.43, male; S. SDBDU 2015.3082, male.T–W. Holotype of Uperodon nagaoi (WHT 2826, male):T. lateral view ofhead;U. ventral view of hand;V. ventral view of foot; W. schematic illustration of foot webbing. (Illustrations:SD Biju)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1183469/files/figure.png" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">
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Figs.
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<date id="FFC333C06C219457FE98CF5BFECDFCF6" box="[341,365,817,841]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">7I</date>
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–L
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</figureCitation>
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). SDBDU 2011.849 (male): Dorsum uniformly brown with faint grey markings; SDBDU 2015.3001 (male): colour in life: dorsum orangish-brown with dark brown median patch on the back and few irregular patches near groin and thigh, forelimbs orangish-brown, and hind limbs orangish-yellow with dark brown cross bands (
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<figureCitation id="134609856C219457FEE1CFF6FE29FC0A" box="[300,393,924,949]" captionStart="FIGURE 6" captionStartId="22.[151,250,1006,1028]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,193,980]" captionTargetId="figure@22.[151,1436,193,984]" captionTargetPageId="22" captionText="FIGURE 6. Uperodon taprobanicus, U. anamalaiensis and U. montanus in life. A–C. Uperodon taprobanicus (SDBDU 2014.2567, male): A. dorsolateral view; B. dorsal view; C. ventral view; D–F. Uperodon anamalaiensis: D. dorsolateral view (SDBDU 2013.2302, female); E. dorsal view (SDBDU 2017.3507, female); F. ventral view (SDBDU 2017.3507, female); G– L. Uperodon montanus: G. dorsolateral view (SDBDU 2011.849, male); H. dorsolateral view (SDBDU 2011.1197, male); I. ventral view (SDBDU 2002.1925, male); J. dorsolateralview (SDBDU 2002.1925, male); K.dorsal view (SDBDU 2015.3001, male); L. dorsal view (SDBDU 2011.905, male). (Images: SD Biju and Sonali Garg)." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1183467/files/figure.png" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Fig. 6K</figureCitation>
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); colour in preservation: dorsum grey with brown median patch and irregular brown spots, brown stripe between eyes, posterior part of dorsum (near groin) with two brown blotches on either side, dorsal surface of hand and foot grey with dark brown cross bands; SDBDU 2015.3002 (female): dorsum prominently granular, dorsal markings almost similar to SDBDU 2015.3001.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BC215006C219457FF0AC846FF4FFB6A" blockId="28.[151,1437,151,1597]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FF0AC846FEA6FBFA" bold="true" box="[199,262,1068,1093]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Note.</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="EFEC68F16C219457FEC0C846FE08FBFA" author="Parker, H. W." bookContentInfo="208 pp." box="[269,424,1068,1093]" journalOrPublisher="Trustees of the British Museum, London" pageId="28" pageNumber="29" refId="ref38477" refString="Parker, H. W. (1934) A Monograph of the Frogs of the Family Microhylidae. Trustees of the British Museum, London, 208 pp." title="A Monograph of the Frogs of the Family Microhylidae" type="book" year="1934">Parker (1934)</bibRefCitation>
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illustrated the foot webbing for this species (figure 38, p. 91) and showed relatively more webbing in the male compared to the female. He also stated toes to be “half webbed in males” and “1/3 webbed in females”. In our study (
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FE6FC81CFE15FB32" box="[418,437,1142,1165]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">N</emphasis>
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= 20), we found webbing to be highly variable, and since females were also often found to have more extensive webbing than males, this character should not be considered reliable for diagnosing this species.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BC215006C219457FF0AC88AFC6DFAA2" blockId="28.[151,1437,151,1597]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FF0AC88AFD93FB46" bold="true" box="[199,563,1248,1273]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Secondary sexual characters.</emphasis>
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Male: Vocal sac externally visible on the lower jaw; female (SDBDU 2002.24B): ova white, pigmented on pole (diameter
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,
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FCA2C96CFC22FAA2" box="[879,898,1286,1309]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">N</emphasis>
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= 20).
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BC215006C219457FF0AC942FD19F982" blockId="28.[151,1437,151,1597]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FF0AC942FD01FAFE" bold="true" box="[199,673,1320,1345]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Geographical distribution and habitat.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FD61C942FC35FAFE" box="[684,917,1320,1345]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Uperodon montanus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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was originally described from the Wayanad region. In the present study, it is confirmed to occur in the
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<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C219457FCF3C927FC39FADB" box="[830,921,1357,1380]" country="Sri Lanka" name="Western" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Western</collectingRegion>
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Ghats states of
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<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C219457FB99C926FB3FFADA" box="[1108,1183,1356,1381]" country="India" name="Kerala" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Kerala</collectingRegion>
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(Devikulam, Munnar, Upper Manalar, Pandimotta, Nelliyampathy, Siruvani, Kurichiyarmala, Settukunnu and Thirunelli) and
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<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C219457FAD5C91AFA3DFA36" box="[1304,1437,1392,1417]" country="India" name="Tamil Nadu" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Tamil Nadu</collectingRegion>
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(Kakkachi and Sengaltheri), predominantly from mid to high elevations ranging from
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asl (
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<figureCitation id="134609856C219457FAF0C9FEFA38FA12" box="[1341,1432,1428,1453]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1617,1639]" captionTargetBox="[152,1434,196,1594]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[151,1436,193,1595]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 2. A. Geographic distribution of the genus Uperodon in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka; B. Distributionof Uperodon globulosus, U. systomaand U.taprobanicus; C. Distribution of four endemic Uperodon species of the Western Ghats (excluding the widely distributed Indian member U. variegatus, shown in Fig.12A); D. Distribution of four endemic Uperdodon species of Sri Lanka. Details of localities reported in the present study are provided in Table 1. Records from literature are listed in supplementary Table S1 and indicated here based onapproximate coordinates." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1183459/files/figure.png" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Fig. 2C</figureCitation>
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;
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<tableCitation id="C6FF20BB6C219457FF5AC9D2FF4AFA6E" box="[151,234,1464,1489]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="4.[151,239,1593,1616]" captionText="TABLE 1. Collection localities for the genetically and/or morphologically studied Uperodon samples in the present study." pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Table 1</tableCitation>
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). Individuals were collected either from water-filled tree holes, damp leaf litter on forest floor or ground puddles. This species is likely to be distributed in southern parts of
|
||
<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C219457FC50C9B6FBB4FA4A" box="[925,1044,1500,1525]" country="India" name="Karnataka" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Karnataka</collectingRegion>
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. However, reports of
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FAC6C9B4FA3CFA4A" box="[1291,1436,1502,1525]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">U. montanus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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from
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<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C219457FF14CA6AFE90F9A6" box="[217,304,1536,1561]" country="India" name="Gujarat" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Gujarat</collectingRegion>
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,
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<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C219457FE8DCA6AFE6CF9A6" box="[320,460,1536,1561]" country="India" name="Maharashtra" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Maharashtra</collectingRegion>
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and northern
|
||
<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C219457FDBBCA6AFD49F9A6" box="[630,745,1536,1561]" country="India" name="Karnataka" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Karnataka</collectingRegion>
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require confirmation and may refer to
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||
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C219457FB73CA68FAC3F9A6" box="[1214,1379,1538,1561]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="28" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mormorata">
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FB73CA68FAC3F9A6" box="[1214,1379,1538,1561]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">U. mormorata</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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||
(see Supplementary
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<tableCitation id="C6FF20BB6C219457FE8ACA4EFE09F982" box="[327,425,1572,1597]" captionStart="TABLE 1" captionStartId="4.[151,239,1593,1616]" captionText="TABLE 1. Collection localities for the genetically and/or morphologically studied Uperodon samples in the present study." pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Table S1</tableCitation>
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and references thereto).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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</treatment>
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</document> |