Micrixalus saxicola
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Micrixalidae |
| Genus: | Micrixalus |
| Species: | M. saxicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Micrixalus saxicola (Jerdon, 1854) | |
Micrixalus saxicola (black torrent frog, Malabar tropical frog, Jerdon's olive-brown frog, small torrent frog) is a species of frog in the family Micrixalidae, found in forest streams in the Western Ghats of India.[1][2]
Description
«Tongue with a free, pointed papilla in the anterior part of the median line. Snout subacuminate, as long as the diameter of the orbit; canthus rostralis angular; loreal region flat, vertical; nostril equally distant from the eye and the tip of the snout; iuterorbilal apace aa broad as the upper eyelid; tympanum small, hidden. Toes very broadly webbed, the web reaching the disks, which are very large; subarticular tubercles small; a small inner metatarsal tubercle. The hind limb being stretched forwards along the body, the tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the tip of the snout or somewhat beyond. Skin smooth above and beneath: a fold from the eye to the shoulder. Olive-brown above, with more or less distinct darker reticulations; limbs with dark cross bands; throat and breast often marbled with brown. Hale with internal vocal sacs, the openings of which are very small.»[3]
- From snout to vent 1-2 inches.
- Habitat: Malabar and Wynaad; on rocks in shady mountain-streams.
References
- 1 2 Biju, S.D.; Dutta, S.; Bhatta, G. & Adoor, S. (2009). "Micrixalus saxicola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Micrixalus saxicola (Jerdon, 1854)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ Boulenger, G. A. (1890) Fauna of British India: Reptilia and batrachia
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