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<emphasis id="B909C9126C29945FFF5AC9CCFDB7FA00" bold="true" box="[151,535,1446,1471]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Original name and description.</emphasis>
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A Monograph of the frogs of the family
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. London: Trustees of the British Museum, 8687.
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By original designation, NHM 1905.3.25.138 (ex. BMNH 1947.2.10.62), an adult female, SVL
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“Punduloya”, Sri Lanka.
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Valid name, as
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C29945FFF0ACA5CFEE4F9F0" bold="true" box="[199,324,1590,1615]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Comment.</emphasis>
Even though
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provided a description for this nominal taxon, considering its recent taxonomic placement in the genus
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, here we provide a detailed description of the
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and comparison of the species with all its presently recognized congeners.
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C29945FFF0ACAC8FEC1F904" bold="true" box="[199,353,1698,1723]" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Comparison.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C29945FFEA4CAC8FDD5F904" box="[361,629,1698,1723]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">Uperodon taprobanicus</emphasis>
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differs from all other known members of the genus by presence of two well-developed neopalatinal ridges on posterior side of each choana, fused with the vomerine odontophores (vs. prominent dermal projections on the neopalatinal ridges on posterior side of each choana, separated from the vomerine odontophores in
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C29945FFE08CB65FDC0F898" box="[453,608,1806,1831]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">U. globulosus</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C29945FFD55CB65FCB5F899" box="[664,789,1807,1830]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">U. systoma</emphasis>
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; indistinct or weakly-developed neopalatinal ridges in all other species), and its dorsum being light to dark grey with prominent red or reddish-orange blotches (vs. absent). Specifically, it differs from
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C29945FFE1ACB3DFDD6F8D0" box="[471,630,1878,1903]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">U. globulosus</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C29945FFD7CCB3DFC8FF8D1" box="[689,815,1879,1902]" italics="true" pageId="20" pageNumber="21">U. systoma</emphasis>
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by its smaller snout-vent size, male SVL
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, female SVL
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: male SVL
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, female SVL
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;
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: male SVL
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, female SVL
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), and tips of fingers with discs (vs. rounded, without discs); and from other members of the genus by its larger snout-vent size, male SVL
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, female SVL
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(vs.
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smaller, male SVL
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, female SVL
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).
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also differs from all other known
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C28945EFF5ACCD6FEA8FF6A" box="[151,264,188,213]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Uperodon</emphasis>
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species, except
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C28945EFE70CCD7FE71FF6B" box="[445,465,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">U</emphasis>
.
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, in having undivided prevomers (vs. divided prevomers).
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C28945EFF0ACCB5FE1CFF47" bold="true" box="[199,444,223,248]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Genetic divergence.</emphasis>
For 16S mitochondrial gene sequences, the sampled populations of
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C28945EFAE1CCB5FE88FEA2" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Uperodon taprobanicus</emphasis>
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showed an average intraspecific distance of 0.3% (range 01.2%,
<emphasis id="B909C9126C28945EFBE9CD6FFB97FEA3" box="[1060,1079,261,284]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">N</emphasis>
= 9). The sample from
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showed a divergence of up to 1.2% from the typical populations. Genetically,
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C28945EFC34CD43FB0CFEFF" box="[1017,1196,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">U. taprobanicus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is the most divergent member of the genus and shows high interspecific genetic distances with all the other known members (see Table 3).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<emphasis id="B909C9126C28945EFF0ACD05FE5EFE37" bold="true" box="[199,510,367,392]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Redescription of holotype</emphasis>
(measurements in mm) (
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,
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). Large-sized (SVL 54.9), globular and robust adult female; head small (HW 16.5, HL 12.4, IFE 8.0, IBE 14.9), less than one-fourth (22.6%) of body length, wider than long (HW/HL ratio 1.3); snout truncate in dorsal and ventral view, vertical in lateral view, its length (SL 5.2) longer than horizontal diameter of eye (EL 4.7); loreal region obtuse with rounded canthus rostralis; interorbital space wider (IUE 5.7) than upper eyelid (UEW 3.8); nostril oval without lateral flap of skin, closer to tip of snout (NS 1.6) than to eye (EN 2.9); tympanum not visible externally, distinct supratympanic fold extending from posterior corner of upper eyelid near to insertion of forelimb at axilla; eye diameter (EL 4.7); vomerine odontophores present on the palate, without teeth; presence of two prominent neopalatinal ridges on posterior side of each choana, fused with the vomerine odontophores (
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); tongue moderately large, rounded, shallowly emarginated. Forearms (FAL 16.8) shorter than hand length (HAL 24.5); finger length formula I&lt;II&lt;IV&lt;III; tips of all fingers with truncate discs; webbing absent between fingers; subarticular tubercles rather well-developed, oval, all present; two well-developed palmar tubercles, inner one oval and smaller, and outer one bilobed. Hind limbs relatively short and strong, thigh length (TL 20.8) longer than shank (SHL 17.2) and foot (FOL 19.9); tips of all toes rounded, slightly enlarged, without discs; webbing present, small: I2
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3 1/3
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; weakly-developed dermal fringes present on all toes; subarticular tubercles well-developed, oval, all present; two shovel-shaped metatarsal tubercles (inner,
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Skin of dorsum, sides of head, and dorsal parts of forelimb, thigh, tibia and tarsus, shagreened with scattered glandular projections (
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,
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); posterior parts of thigh, especially cloacal region, distinctly granular. Ventral surface of throat granular, chest and belly, sparsely granular (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC215006C28945EFF0AC84BFC63FAE5" blockId="21.[151,1437,151,2017]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C28945EFF0AC84BFEFFFB85" bold="true" box="[199,351,1057,1082]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Colouration.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B909C9126C28945EFEA5C848FDB5FB86" box="[360,533,1058,1081]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">In preservation</emphasis>
: Dorsum light brown with large irregular greyish-brown blotches, a dark grey stripe between eyes, flanks and lateral sides of abdomen lighter brown in colour compared to dorsum; chest, belly and ventral surfaces of thigh, tibia and foot, light greyish-brown with dark brown mottling (
<figureCitation id="134609856C28945EFB54C803FB51FB3D" box="[1177,1265,1129,1154]" 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="21" pageNumber="22">Fig. 3C</figureCitation>
).
<emphasis id="B909C9126C28945EFAC8C803FA3CFB3D" box="[1285,1436,1129,1154]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Colour in life</emphasis>
(SDBDU 2014.2567): Dorsal surface of head, anterior and posterior parts of back, brown and having brick-red blotches with dark brown margins, brick-red stripe with dark brown margin between eyes, lateral surfaces of head light brick-red, and flanks light brown with grey reticulations; forelimbs, dorsal surfaces of thigh, shank and foot, light brown with dark blackish-brown spots and brick red patches; fingers and toes light brown with grey spots; anterior part of thigh and groin brown with light grey reticulations; throat, chest and belly, light reddish-brown with uniform light grey reticulations except on fingers and toes (
<figureCitation id="134609856C28945EFCFDC92BFC17FAE5" box="[816,951,1345,1370]" 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. AC. Uperodon taprobanicus (SDBDU 2014.2567, male): A. dorsolateral view; B. dorsal view; C. ventral view; DF. 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="21" pageNumber="22">Figs. 6AC</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC215006C28945EFF0AC90FFE3CF9B1" blockId="21.[151,1437,151,2017]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C28945EFF0AC90FFEEAFAC1" bold="true" box="[199,330,1381,1406]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Variations.</emphasis>
Morphometric measurements for five specimens, including the holotype, are given in
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. SDBDU 2005.3107: dorsal skin sparsely granular; throat prominently granular, chest and belly sparsely granular; anterior parts of thigh prominently granular. SDBDU 2005.4732A: dorsal skin coarsely granular; ventral surface prominently granular, especially throat region; anterior parts of thigh, shank and groin, light greyish-brown with creamy white mottling.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BC215006C28945EFF0ACA73FB8AF9E9" blockId="21.[151,1437,151,2017]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C28945EFF0ACA73FD88F98D" bold="true" box="[199,552,1561,1586]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Secondary sexual characters.</emphasis>
Male (SDBDU 2005.4732A): vocal sac externally visible on the lower jaw; female (Holotype): ova white, pigmented on pole (diameter
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= 10).
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<paragraph id="8BC215006C28945EFF0ACA0BFEA0F85E" blockId="21.[151,1437,151,2017]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
<emphasis id="B909C9126C28945EFF0ACA0BFD35F9C5" bold="true" box="[199,661,1633,1658]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Geographical distribution and habitat.</emphasis>
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is widely distributed in
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and
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Lanka
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, and also reported from
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and
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(
<figureCitation id="134609856C28945EFD76CAEFFCB5F921" box="[699,789,1669,1694]" 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="21" pageNumber="22">Fig. 2B</figureCitation>
). In
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, it has been reported from the states of
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,
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,
<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C28945EFE99CAC3FE6AF97D" box="[340,458,1705,1730]" country="India" name="Karnataka" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Karnataka</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C28945EFE2FCAC3FDD1F97D" box="[482,625,1705,1730]" country="India" name="Maharashtra" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Maharashtra</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C28945EFD44CAC3FD40F97D" box="[649,736,1705,1730]" country="India" name="Gujarat" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Gujarat</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C28945EFD35CAC3FC1CF97D" box="[760,956,1705,1730]" country="India" name="Andhra Pradesh" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Andhra Pradesh</collectingRegion>
, Telangana,
<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C28945EFBAFCAC3FB14F97D" box="[1122,1204,1705,1730]" country="India" name="Odisha" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Odisha</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C28945EFB00CAC3FA38F97D" box="[1229,1432,1705,1730]" country="India" name="Madhya Pradesh" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Madhya Pradesh</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C28945EFF5ACAA7FE89F959" box="[151,297,1741,1766]" country="India" name="Chhattisgarh" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Chhattisgarh</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C28945EFEFACAA4FE6BF959" box="[311,459,1741,1766]" country="India" name="West Bengal" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">West Bengal</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C28945EFE17CAA7FDB8F959" box="[474,536,1741,1766]" country="India" name="Bihar" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Bihar</collectingRegion>
and
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. In
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<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C28945EFD19CAA7FD55F959" box="[724,757,1741,1766]" country="United Kingdom" name="Surrey" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Sri</collectingRegion>
Lanka
</collectingCountry>
, it is known from
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,
<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C28945EFB44CAA4FB40F95A" box="[1161,1248,1742,1765]" country="Sri Lanka" name="Eastern" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Eastern</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C28945EFB23CAA7FA38F95A" box="[1262,1432,1741,1766]" country="Sri Lanka" name="North Western" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
North
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</collectingRegion>
,
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,
<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C28945EFEC9CA9BFE12F8B5" box="[260,434,1777,1802]" country="Sri Lanka" name="Sabaragamuwa" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Sabaragamuwa</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C28945EFE0DCA9BFD85F8B5" box="[448,549,1777,1802]" country="Sri Lanka" name="Southern" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Southern</collectingRegion>
and
<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C28945EFDAECA98FD31F8B6" box="[611,657,1778,1801]" country="Sri Lanka" name="Uva" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Uva</collectingRegion>
Provinces. For detailed list of localities and references thereto see Supplementary
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. In the present study, we collected and genetically confirmed the presence of this species in
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(Mamallapuram),
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(Mannuthy, Kalpetta and Sulthanbathery),
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(Bangalore) and
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in
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, and
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(Dambulla) and
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North
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</collectingRegion>
(Karawaddana) regions of
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<collectingRegion id="49B9DBE26C28945EFBA2CB37FB30F8C9" box="[1135,1168,1885,1910]" country="United Kingdom" name="Surrey" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Sri</collectingRegion>
Lanka
</collectingCountry>
. It was observed in roadside puddles, wall crevices, cultivated fields and tree holes in both primary and secondary forests, from sea level up to
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asl. See Natural history and breeding observations in the respective section, after the species accounts.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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