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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FBD3CB29FB27F8E3" bold="true" box="[1054,1159,1859,1884]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">
<typeStatus id="54C6ABA26C219457FBD3CB29FB22F8E3" box="[1054,1154,1859,1884]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29" type="neotype">Neotype</typeStatus>
.
</emphasis>
By present designation, ZSI/
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/V/A/958, an adult female,
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SVL
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</specimenCode>
mm, from Sakleshpur,
<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C219457FC17CB0DFBEDF83F" box="[986,1101,1895,1920]" country="India" name="Karnataka" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Karnataka</collectingRegion>
state,
<collectingCountry id="F36A55906C219457FB57CB0DFB76F83F" box="[1178,1238,1895,1920]" name="India" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">India</collectingCountry>
, collected by
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on
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<collectingDate id="EF87CA286C219457FF3ECBE1FE2DF81B" box="[243,397,1931,1956]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29" value="2003-06-26">26 June 2003</collectingDate>
</date>
.
<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FE54CBE1FD98F81B" bold="true" box="[409,568,1931,1956]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">
<typeStatus id="54C6ABA26C219457FE54CBE1FE74F81B" box="[409,468,1931,1956]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Type</typeStatus>
locality.
</emphasis>
<location id="8EA243DB6C219457FD84CBE1FD1AF81B" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03D4A4166C219454FF5ACAFAFF7AFBAC:8EA243DB6C219457FD84CBE1FD1AF81B" box="[585,698,1931,1956]" country="India" county="Valid" municipality="Mysore" name="Saklespur" pageId="28" pageNumber="29" stateProvince="Karnataka">Saklespur</location>
(=
<location id="8EA243DB6C219457FD2ECBE1FCC4F81B" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03D4A4166C219454FF5ACAFAFF7AFBAC:8EA243DB6C219457FD2ECBE1FCC4F81B" box="[739,868,1931,1956]" country="India" county="Valid" municipality="Mysore" name="Sakleshpur" pageId="28" pageNumber="29" stateProvince="Karnataka">Sakleshpur</location>
),
<location id="8EA243DB6C219457FCB5CBE6FB88F81B" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03D4A4166C219454FF5ACAFAFF7AFBAC:8EA243DB6C219457FCB5CBE6FB88F81B" box="[888,1064,1931,1956]" country="India" county="Valid" municipality="Mysore" name="Hassan District" pageId="28" pageNumber="29" stateProvince="Karnataka">Hassan District</location>
,
<collectingMunicipality id="6BA68F7A6C219457FBFECBE6FB2DF81B" box="[1075,1165,1932,1956]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Mysore</collectingMunicipality>
”,
<collectingCountry id="F36A55906C219457FB69CBE1FB41F81B" box="[1188,1249,1931,1956]" name="India" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">India</collectingCountry>
.
<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FB21CBE1FEFDF877" bold="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Current status of specific name.</emphasis>
<collectingCounty id="62A36D8C6C219457FEA9CBC5FE3FF877" box="[356,415,1967,1992]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Valid</collectingCounty>
name, as
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FDC2CBC5FCA5F878" box="[527,773,1967,1992]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Uperodon mormorata</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC68F16C219457FCD9CBDAFC2CF877" author="Rao, C. R. N." box="[788,908,1968,1992]" journalOrPublisher="India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B" pageId="28" pageNumber="29" pagination="387 - 427" part="6" refId="ref49235" refString="Rao, C. R. N. (1937) On some new forms of Batrachia from S. India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B, 6, 387 - 427." title="On some new forms of Batrachia from S" type="journal article" year="1937">Rao, 1937</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
.
</materialsCitation>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC215006C219456FF0ACBB9FE8AFCAA" blockId="28.[151,1436,1823,2028]" lastBlockId="29.[151,1437,151,2020]" lastPageId="29" lastPageNumber="30" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FF0ACBB9FC8FF853" bold="true" box="[199,815,2002,2028]" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">
Neotypification of
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C219457FE69CBB8FC8AF853" authority="Rao, 1937" authorityName="Rao" authorityYear="1937" box="[420,810,2002,2028]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Ramanella" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="28" pageNumber="29" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mormorata">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C219457FE69CBB8FD0AF854" bold="true" box="[420,682,2002,2027]" italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="29">Ramanella mormorata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC68F16C219457FD7CCBB9FC8AF853" author="Rao, C. R. N." box="[689,810,2003,2028]" journalOrPublisher="India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B" pageId="28" pageNumber="29" pagination="387 - 427" part="6" refId="ref49235" refString="Rao, C. R. N. (1937) On some new forms of Batrachia from S. India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B, 6, 387 - 427." title="On some new forms of Batrachia from S" type="journal article" year="1937">Rao, 1937</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
This species was described from “Saklespur” based on a single specimen “total length 25.00 mm”, which was deposited in the Central College, Bangalore. The original name bearing type (or types) of this species are considered lost (
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC68F16C209456FCBDCCD6FBA7FF6B" author="Dubois, A." box="[880,1031,188,213]" journalOrPublisher="Alytes" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" pagination="143 - 159" part="3" refId="ref36782" refString="Dubois, A. (1984) Note preliminaire sur le groupe de Rana limnocharis Gravenhorst, 1829 (Amphibiens, Anoures). Alytes, 3 (4), 143 - 159." title="Note preliminaire sur le groupe de Rana limnocharis Gravenhorst, 1829 (Amphibiens, Anoures)" type="journal article" year="1984">Dubois 1984</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC68F16C209456FBDFCCD7FAAFFF6B" author="Das, I &amp; Whitaker, R." box="[1042,1295,188,213]" journalOrPublisher="Alytes" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" pagination="127 - 132" part="15" refId="ref36519" refString="Das, I. &amp; Whitaker, R. (1997) A redescription of Ramanella mormorata Rao, 1937 (Anura, Microhylidae). Alytes, 15 (3), 127 - 132." title="A redescription of Ramanella mormorata Rao, 1937 (Anura, Microhylidae)" type="journal article" year="1997">Das &amp; Whitaker 1997</bibRefCitation>
;
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC68F16C209456FAD1CCD6FA30FF6B" author="Biju, S. D." box="[1308,1424,188,213]" journalOrPublisher="ISBC - Occasional Publication" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" pagination="1 - 24" part="1" refId="ref35658" refString="Biju, S. D. (2001) A synopsis to the frog fauna of the Western Ghats, India. ISBC - Occasional Publication, 1, 1 - 24." title="A synopsis to the frog fauna of the Western Ghats, India" type="journal article" year="2001">Biju 2001</bibRefCitation>
), and this nominal taxon was also presumed to be “lost” until its rediscovery from “Canacona (15°01N 74°04E), adjacent to Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary (Goa, south-Western India)” based on an available museum specimen from “Malabar” at MCZ, USA (
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC68F16C209456FE1ECD42FD7DFEFF" author="Das, I &amp; Whitaker, R." box="[467,733,295,320]" journalOrPublisher="Alytes" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" pagination="127 - 132" part="15" refId="ref36519" refString="Das, I. &amp; Whitaker, R. (1997) A redescription of Ramanella mormorata Rao, 1937 (Anura, Microhylidae). Alytes, 15 (3), 127 - 132." title="A redescription of Ramanella mormorata Rao, 1937 (Anura, Microhylidae)" type="journal article" year="1997">Das &amp; Whitaker 1997</bibRefCitation>
). As per the original description, Rao had several available specimens including “young”, “immature”, “mature males” and “mature females”, however, the description was based on a single specimen for which absolute measurements were included.
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC68F16C209456FBC1CD1AFABBFE37" author="Das, I &amp; Whitaker, R." box="[1036,1307,367,392]" journalOrPublisher="Alytes" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" pagination="127 - 132" part="15" refId="ref36519" refString="Das, I. &amp; Whitaker, R. (1997) A redescription of Ramanella mormorata Rao, 1937 (Anura, Microhylidae). Alytes, 15 (3), 127 - 132." title="A redescription of Ramanella mormorata Rao, 1937 (Anura, Microhylidae)" type="journal article" year="1997">Das &amp; Whitaker (1997)</bibRefCitation>
provided a detailed description of this species based on examined specimens, however, without designating a neotype. Our new collection from the type locality Sakleshpur is comparable with the original description of
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FAEECDDDFEB5FE4B" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Ramanella mormorata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC68F16C209456FEECCDB7FE3DFE4B" author="Rao, C. R. N." box="[289,413,476,500]" journalOrPublisher="India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" pagination="387 - 427" part="6" refId="ref49235" refString="Rao, C. R. N. (1937) On some new forms of Batrachia from S. India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B, 6, 387 - 427." title="On some new forms of Batrachia from S" type="journal article" year="1937">Rao, 1937</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, in overall general morphology, body size and dorsal and ventral markings. Since the original name-bearing type of this species is lost, we consider designation of a neotype necessary to define this nominal taxon objectively for clarification of its taxonomic status and to establish nomenclatural stability. Hence, in accordance with Article 75 of The Code, and based on diagnostic characters found useful for differentiating
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FF5ACE06FE3AFD3B" box="[151,410,620,645]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Ramanella mormorata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC68F16C209456FE69CE07FDBCFD3B" author="Rao, C. R. N." box="[420,540,620,644]" journalOrPublisher="India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" pagination="387 - 427" part="6" refId="ref49235" refString="Rao, C. R. N. (1937) On some new forms of Batrachia from S. India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B, 6, 387 - 427." title="On some new forms of Batrachia from S" type="journal article" year="1937">Rao, 1937</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
(=
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FD81CE06FCE6FD3B" box="[588,838,620,645]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Uperodon mormorata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) from its congeners (as stated in the comparison section below), we herein formally designate ZSI/WGRC/V/A/958 (an adult female, SVL
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C209456FB71CEFAFA85FD17" box="[1212,1317,656,680]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.2399999999999998" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" unit="mm" value="32.4">32.4 mm</quantity>
) from the original type locality Sakleshpur as the neotype of
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FD22CEDEFBD7FD73" authority="Rao, 1937" authorityName="Rao" authorityYear="1937" box="[751,1143,692,717]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Ramanella" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mormorata">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FD22CEDEFC52FD73" box="[751,1010,692,717]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Ramanella mormorata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFEC68F16C209456FC31CEDFFBD7FD73" author="Rao, C. R. N." box="[1020,1143,692,716]" journalOrPublisher="India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" pagination="387 - 427" part="6" refId="ref49235" refString="Rao, C. R. N. (1937) On some new forms of Batrachia from S. India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Section B, 6, 387 - 427." title="On some new forms of Batrachia from S" type="journal article" year="1937">Rao, 1937</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
. The neotype description provided subsequently also shows that the neotype is largely consistent with what is known of the former namebearing type.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC215006C209456FF0ACF75FE48FAC7" blockId="29.[151,1437,151,2020]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FF0ACF75FEC1FC87" bold="true" box="[199,353,799,824]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Comparison.</emphasis>
For comparison of
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FD88CF75FC9CFC87" box="[581,828,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Uperodon mormorata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FCB2CF4BFBBCFC87" box="[895,1052,799,824]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="globulosus">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FCB2CF4BFBBCFC87" box="[895,1052,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. globulosus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FBE1CF4BFB0AFC87" baseAuthorityName="Schneider" baseAuthorityYear="1799" box="[1068,1194,801,824]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="systoma">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FBE1CF4BFB0AFC87" box="[1068,1194,801,824]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. systoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FB77CF4BFAD1FC87" baseAuthorityName="Parker" baseAuthorityYear="1934" box="[1210,1393,799,824]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="taprobanicus">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FB77CF4BFAD1FC87" box="[1210,1393,799,824]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. taprobanicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FA4CCF4BFE99FCE2" authorityName="M Parambikulam" baseAuthorityName="Rao" baseAuthorityYear="1937" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anamalaiensis">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FA4CCF4BFE99FCE2" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. anamalaiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FEBFCF2FFDA3FCE3" box="[370,515,837,860]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="montanus">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FEBFCF2FFDA3FCE3" box="[370,515,837,860]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. montanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
see comparison section of those species.
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FC3CCF2EFB48FCE3" baseAuthorityName="Rao" baseAuthorityYear="1937" box="[1009,1256,836,861]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mormorata">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FC3CCF2EFB48FCE3" box="[1009,1256,836,861]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Uperodon mormorata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FA4CCF2FFF45FC3F" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nagaoi">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FA4CCF2FFF45FC3F" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. nagaoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FF39CF03FEC2FC3F" authority="Garg &amp; Senevirathne &amp; Wijayathilaka &amp; Phuge &amp; Deuti &amp; Manamendra-Arachchi &amp; Meegaskumbura &amp; Biju, 2018" authorityName="Garg &amp; Senevirathne &amp; Wijayathilaka &amp; Phuge &amp; Deuti &amp; Manamendra-Arachchi &amp; Meegaskumbura &amp; Biju" authorityYear="2018" box="[244,354,871,896]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rohani" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FF39CF03FEC2FC3F" box="[244,354,871,896]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. rohani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FEA6CF0DFE66FC3F" bold="true" box="[363,454,871,896]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23A74696C209456FEA6CF0DFE66FC3F" box="[363,454,871,896]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FE32CF03FD39FC3F" baseAuthorityName="Stoliczka" baseAuthorityYear="1872" box="[511,665,873,896]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="variegatus">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FE32CF03FD39FC3F" box="[511,665,873,896]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. variegatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by its densely mottled ventral surface (vs. inconspicuous spots and speckles present or absent in
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FE2CCFE7FDF1FC1B" box="[481,593,909,932]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nagaoi">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FE2CCFE7FDF1FC1B" box="[481,593,909,932]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. nagaoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
; and complete absence of spots, blotches or mottling in
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FB03CFE7FA9BFC1A" authority="Garg &amp; Senevirathne &amp; Wijayathilaka &amp; Phuge &amp; Deuti &amp; Manamendra-Arachchi &amp; Meegaskumbura &amp; Biju, 2018" authorityName="Garg &amp; Senevirathne &amp; Wijayathilaka &amp; Phuge &amp; Deuti &amp; Manamendra-Arachchi &amp; Meegaskumbura &amp; Biju" authorityYear="2018" box="[1230,1339,908,933]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rohani" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FB03CFE7FA9BFC1A" box="[1230,1339,908,933]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. rohani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FA8FCFE6FA3CFC1A" bold="true" box="[1346,1436,908,933]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23A74696C209456FA8FCFE6FA3CFC1A" box="[1346,1436,908,933]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FF0BCFDBFEFFFC77" box="[198,351,945,968]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. variegatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) and relatively larger snout-vent size, male SVL
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,
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= 9, female SVL
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,
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= 3 (vs. relatively smaller,
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FE67CFBFFDBAFC53" box="[426,538,981,1004]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. nagaoi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: male SVL
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,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FCEBCFBFFC98FC53" box="[806,824,981,1004]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 8;
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FCBFCFBFFC7EFC52" box="[882,990,980,1005]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. rohani</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FC29CFBEFB9DFC52" bold="true" box="[996,1085,980,1005]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A23A74696C209456FC29CFBEFB9DFC52" box="[996,1085,980,1005]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
: male SVL
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,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FA84CFBFFAFCFC53" box="[1353,1372,981,1004]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 16, female SVL
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,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FE60CF93FE60FBAF" box="[429,448,1017,1040]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 8;
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FE36CF93FD33FBAF" box="[507,659,1017,1040]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. variegatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: male SVL
<quantity id="4C85B8E56C209456FCD1CF9DFC37FBB0" box="[796,919,1015,1040]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.9" metricValueMax="3.3" metricValueMin="2.5" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" unit="mm" value="29.0" valueMax="33.0" valueMin="25.0">2533 mm</quantity>
,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FC6ECF93FC16FBAF" box="[931,950,1017,1040]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 12, female SVL
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,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FAD9CF93FA87FBAF" box="[1300,1319,1017,1040]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 7). This species could be confused with
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FE30C877FC50FB8A" box="[509,1008,1052,1077]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FE30C877FD64FB8A" authorityName="M Parambikulam" baseAuthorityName="Rao" baseAuthorityYear="1937" box="[509,708,1052,1077]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anamalaiensis">U. anamalaiensis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FD1DC877FCFBFB8A" box="[720,859,1052,1077]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="obscurus">U. obscurus</taxonomicName>
,
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</emphasis>
and
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FBEAC877FB70FB8A" box="[1063,1232,1052,1077]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. triangularis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
due to its mottled ventral skin. However,
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FE6EC82BFDE6FBE7" box="[419,582,1089,1112]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. mormorata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from all these species by its relatively larger snout-vent size, male SVL
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,
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= 9, female SVL
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,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FD07C80FFD7DFBC3" box="[714,733,1125,1148]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 3 (vs. smaller,
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FC6BC80FFB8FFBC2" box="[934,1071,1124,1149]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. obscurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: male SVL
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,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FA88C80FFAF8FBC3" box="[1349,1368,1125,1148]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 17, female SVL
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,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FE7AC8E3FE6AFB1F" box="[439,458,1161,1184]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 5;
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FDC0C8E3FD38FB1F" box="[525,664,1159,1184]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. palmatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: male SVL
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,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FC78C8E3FC68FB1F" box="[949,968,1161,1184]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 4, female SVL
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,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FAE6C8E3FA9EFB1F" box="[1323,1342,1161,1184]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 2;
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FA4CC8E3FEBDFB7A" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="triangularis">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FA4CC8E3FEBDFB7A" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. triangularis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: male SVL
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,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FDF9C8C7FDE7FB7B" box="[564,583,1197,1220]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 20, female SVL
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,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FC7DC8C7FC63FB7B" box="[944,963,1197,1220]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 4), its ventral surface (including throat and limbs) being densely marbled (vs. scattered spots or blotches, largely on chest and belly), and shank relatively shorter than thigh, male: SHL/TL ratio 0.81.1,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FD77C89FFD6DFAB3" box="[698,717,1269,1292]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 9, female: SHL/TL ratio 0.80.9,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FBA1C89FFBDFFAB3" box="[1132,1151,1269,1292]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 3 (vs. nearly equal,
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FA4CC89FFF5CFA8F" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. obscurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: male: SHL/TL ratio 0.91.0,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FD99C973FDC7FA8F" box="[596,615,1305,1328]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 17, female: SHL/TL ratio 0.91.1,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FBDDC973FB83FA8F" box="[1040,1059,1305,1328]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 5;
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FB93C973FB48FA8F" box="[1118,1256,1303,1328]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="palmatus">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FB93C973FB48FA8F" box="[1118,1256,1303,1328]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. palmatus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: male: SHL/TL ratio 1.0,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FECBC957FEB9FAEB" box="[262,281,1341,1364]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 4, female: SHL/TL ratio 1.0,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FD41C957FD3FFAEB" box="[652,671,1341,1364]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 2;
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FD13C957FC29FAEA" box="[734,905,1340,1365]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. triangularis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
: male: SHL/TL ratio 0.91.1,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FB25C957FB5BFAEB" box="[1256,1275,1341,1364]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 20, female: SHL/TL ratio 0.91.0,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FE54C90BFE0CFAC7" box="[409,428,1377,1400]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 4).
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FF0AC9EEFE11FA22" bold="true" box="[199,433,1412,1437]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Genetic divergence.</emphasis>
For 16S mitochondrial gene sequences, the sampled populations of
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FB6AC9EEFA3CFA23" baseAuthorityName="Rao" baseAuthorityYear="1937" box="[1191,1436,1412,1437]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mormorata">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FB6AC9EEFA3CFA23" box="[1191,1436,1412,1437]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">Uperodon mormorata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
showed an average intraspecific distance of 0.6% (range 01.2%,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FC50C9C3FC10FA7F" box="[925,944,1449,1472]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 11). Populations from
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and
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were observed to be divergent by up to 1.2%. Genetically,
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C209456FC17C9A7FB20FA5B" baseAuthorityName="Rao" baseAuthorityYear="1937" box="[986,1152,1485,1508]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="29" pageNumber="30" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mormorata">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FC17C9A7FB20FA5B" box="[986,1152,1485,1508]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. mormorata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is closely related to
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FA4CC9A7FEBDF9B7" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">U. triangularis</emphasis>
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, from which it was found to differ by an average uncorrected genetic distance of 2.9% (range 2.4 3.6%,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FF12CA7FFF52F993" box="[223,242,1557,1580]" italics="true" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">N</emphasis>
= 99). For interspecific genetic distances with all other members of the genus, see Table 3.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C209456FF0ACA5DFE78F9EF" bold="true" box="[199,472,1591,1616]" pageId="29" pageNumber="30">
Description of
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(measurements in mm) (
<figureCitation id="134609856C209456FD34CA5DFCF8F9EF" box="[761,856,1591,1616]" 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="29" pageNumber="30">Figs. 3F</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="134609856C209456FCABCA52FC10F9EF" box="[870,944,1592,1616]" 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. AE. Uperodon anamalaiensis: AD. 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); FL. Uperodon montanus: FH. 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; JL. 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; MS. Uperodon mormorata: MP. 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; QS. 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.TW. 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="29" pageNumber="30">7MP</figureCitation>
). Small-sized (SVL 32.4), relatively robust adult female; head small (HW 9.6, HL 8.8, IFE 4.4, IBE 8.6), less than one-third (27.2%) of body length, wider than long (HW/HL ratio 1.1); snout truncate in dorsal and ventral view, vertical in lateral view, its length (SL 3.1) shorter than horizontal diameter of eye (EL 2.6); loreal region acute with rounded canthus rostralis; interorbital space nearly twice as wide (IUE 3.0) as upper eyelid width (UEW 1.6); nostril closer to tip of snout (NS 0.6) than to eye (EN 1.5); supratympanic fold distinct, extending from posterior corner of upper eyelid to insertion of forelimb at axilla; eye diameter (EL 2.6); vomerine odontophores present on the palate, prominent, without teeth; weakly-developed neopalatinal ridges on posterior side of each choana, appear fused with the vomerine odontophores; tongue moderately large, emarginate. Forelimbs moderately long and thin; forearm (FAL 6.5) shorter than hand length (HAL 9.1); finger length formula I&lt;II&lt;IV&lt;III; tips of all fingers with truncate discs, without grooves, moderately wide compared to finger width (FD I 1.5, FW I 0.3; FD II 1.5, FW II 0.4; FD III 1.8, FW III 0.5; FD IV 1.5, FW IV 0.4); subarticular tubercles prominent, oval, all present; two well-developed palmar tubercles (inner, oval,
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long). Hind limbs relatively long and thin, thigh length (TL 13.5) longer than shank (SHL 11.1) and foot (FOL 12.9); tips of all toes with small truncate to rounded discs, discs rather wide compared to toe width (TD I 0.7, TW I 0.4; TD II 0.8, TW II 0.6; TD III 1.0, TW III 0.7; TD IV 1.0, TW IV 0.6; TD V 0.8, TW V 0.5); foot webbing present:
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; well-developed dermal fringe present on all toes; subarticular tubercles prominent, oval; two smooth metatarsal tubercles, oval, outer slightly longer than the inner.
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Skin of snout, between eyes, sides of head, anterior part of the dorsum, posterior parts of back, and upper and lower parts of flank, granular; dorsal surfaces of forelimb, thigh, tibia and tarsus, shagreened to sparsely granular (
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,
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); ventral surfaces shagreened.
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FF0ACDAAFEFFFE66" bold="true" box="[199,351,448,473]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Colouration.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FEABCDABFDB0FE67" box="[358,528,449,472]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">In preservation</emphasis>
: Dorsum olive grey with scattered dark brown spots, dark brown inverted V at the level of shoulder (directed downwards), a dark brown line between eyes, another two lines: one on snout, and another between inverted V and line connecting the eyes; dorsal surfaces of forelimb, thigh and shank (including fingers and toes), olive grey with dark brown cross bands; groin and anterior parts of thigh, light grey with light brown mottling, and a light brown patch near cloacal region; throat, chest, belly, and ventral surfaces of forelimbs and hind limbs, light brown with prominent light grey reticulations (
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).
<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FBC9CE1EFB3DFD32" box="[1028,1181,628,653]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Colour in life</emphasis>
(SDBDU 2016.3404): Dorsum dark olive grey with scattered dark brown spots especially on posterior part of dorsum, thigh and shank, faint dark brown inverted V at the level of shoulder (directed downwards); dorsal surfaces of forelimb, thigh and shank (including fingers and toes), olive grey with dark brown cross bands; groin and anterior parts of thigh, light brown with light grey and white mottling; throat, chest, belly, and ventral surfaces of forelimb and hind limb, dark brown with prominent light greyish-blue reticulations (
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).
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FF5ACAD1FEB2F96E" bold="true" box="[151,274,1723,1745]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">FIGURE 9.</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FDCFCAD6FDC6F96E" box="[514,614,1724,1745]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">U. nagaoi</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FD5ACAD6FCB1F96E" box="[663,785,1723,1745]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">U. obscurus</emphasis>
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in life.
<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FC93CAD1FC36F96E" bold="true" box="[862,918,1723,1745]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">AC.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C7D6E836C239455FC51CAD1FBD9F96E" baseAuthorityName="Rao" baseAuthorityYear="1937" box="[924,1145,1723,1745]" class="Amphibia" family="Microhylidae" genus="Uperodon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Anura" pageId="30" pageNumber="31" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mormorata">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FC51CAD1FBD9F96E" box="[924,1145,1723,1745]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Uperodon mormorata</emphasis>
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(SDBDU 2016.3404, male):
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Dorsolateral view;
<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FEB7CAB0FE30F94F" bold="true" box="[378,400,1754,1776]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">B.</emphasis>
dorsal view;
<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FDD1CAB0FD95F94F" bold="true" box="[540,565,1754,1776]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">C.</emphasis>
ventral view;
<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FD05CAB0FD41F94F" bold="true" box="[712,737,1754,1776]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">D.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FD25CAB0FC67F94F" box="[744,967,1754,1776]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Uperodon mormorata</emphasis>
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(SDBDU 2011.835, male), dorsolateral view;
<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FF5ACA92FF6BF8B1" bold="true" box="[151,203,1784,1806]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">EG.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FF1FCA92FE25F8B1" box="[210,389,1784,1806]" italics="true" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Uperodon nagaoi</emphasis>
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(DZ 1367, male):
<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FD89CA92FDFCF8B1" bold="true" box="[580,604,1784,1806]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">E.</emphasis>
Dorsolateral view;
<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FCE8CA92FC97F8B1" bold="true" box="[805,823,1784,1806]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">F.</emphasis>
dorsal view;
<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FC09CA92FC78F8B1" bold="true" box="[964,984,1784,1806]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">G.</emphasis>
frontal view;
<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FBA6CA92FB06F8B1" bold="true" box="[1131,1190,1784,1806]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">HK.</emphasis>
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:
<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FA4FCA92FA3CF8B1" bold="true" box="[1410,1436,1784,1806]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">H.</emphasis>
Dorsolateral
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view (DZ 1366, male);
<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FDD9CB7DFD84F892" bold="true" box="[532,548,1815,1837]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">I.</emphasis>
Dorsal view (DZ 1366, male);
<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FCA2CB7DFC22F892" bold="true" box="[879,898,1815,1837]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">J.</emphasis>
dorsolateral view (DZ 1408, male);
<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FACFCB7DFABCF892" bold="true" box="[1282,1308,1815,1837]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">K.</emphasis>
dorsolateral view (DZ 1369, male);
<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FE48CB5CFE3CF8F3" bold="true" box="[389,412,1846,1868]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">L.</emphasis>
ventral view (DZ 1369, male). (Images: SD Biju and EG Madhava Meegaskumbura).
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C239455FF0ACBF6FEEAF80A" bold="true" box="[199,330,1948,1973]" pageId="30" pageNumber="31">Variations.</emphasis>
Morphometric measurements for 12 specimens, including the holotype, are given in
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. Overall, the skin colouration and texture (except markings), are nearly similar in all the examined specimens.
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However, webbing between toes is observed to be highly variable, without being consistent even between the same sexes. Foot webbing: SDBDU 2002.567 (female): medium,
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; SDBDU 2012.43 (male): large, I1
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; SDBDU 2015.3082 (male): medium, I1
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(
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). SDBDU 2015.3085: dorsum with more prominent blackish-brown spots.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C229454FF0ACD40FEA6FEFC" bold="true" box="[199,262,298,323]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Note.</emphasis>
In the original description,
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stated this species to have “No occipital fold”. However,
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discussed its presence based on their observation of occipital folds in both their examined samples of
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C229454FF7BCD18FE0DFE34" box="[182,429,370,395]" italics="true" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Uperodon mormorata</emphasis>
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(MCZ A. 116283 and MCZ A. 15421). Variable occurrence of occipital fold was earlier also reported by
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. We closely examined the presence and absence of occipital fold in members of the genus
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, and observe that its presence may be an artifact of preservation caused due to stretching of loose skin of the snout towards the head.
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C229454FF0ACE68FD8BFDA4" bold="true" box="[199,555,514,539]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Secondary sexual characters.</emphasis>
Male (SDBDU 2016.3404): Vocal sac externally visible on the lower jaw; female (ZSI/WGRC/V/A/958) ova white, pigmented on pole (diameter
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= 20).
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C229454FF0ACE20FEC1FDDC" bold="true" box="[199,353,586,611]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Vocalization.</emphasis>
Male of
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(
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of call with pulsatile temporal structure. The calls had uniform intervals and were not delivered in groups. A typical male call had a duration of 182.6 ms, rise time of 108.3 ms, and fall time of 57.4 ms. The call comprised of 28 pulses that were delivered at a rate of 154.7 pulses/s. The spectrum was characterized by single broad peak with mean dominant frequency of 2.6 kHz (
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C229454FF0ACE94FD09FCA8" bold="true" box="[199,681,766,791]" pageId="31" pageNumber="32">Geographical distribution and habitat.</emphasis>
In the present study, the presence of
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is confirmed in the
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Ghats states of
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,
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,
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and
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(
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;
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). For additional previous records and references thereto see supplementary
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. Report of this species from
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(
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) is doubtful. We collected this species predominantly from terrestrial habitats such as rock crevices, fallen logs and under stones, and occasionally from tree barks about two metres above the ground. It was found in and around secondary forest areas (Amba, Amboli, Bygoor, Dandeli, Londa, Netravali, Sakleshpur, Samot and Castle rock), primary forests (Shimoga), as well as marshes (coastal
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), at elevations from sea level up to
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asl.
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