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Uperodon taprobanicus
(Parker, 1934)
GBIF:231578037
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This frog is grayish black, and individuals have reddish-orange dorsolateral irregular bands. Individuals with a mid-dorsal line from snout to vent and with mid-dorsal line were recorded (Fig. 9). Males have folded black vocal sacs and were observed in amplexus. According to Schleich and Kästle (2002), this species is distributed from central to eastern Nepal between 100 and 300 m elevation. Bhattarai et al. (2017 a) also recorded this species from Beeshazar and associated lakes, a Ramsar site.
Bhattarai, Santosh, Pokheral, Chiranjibi Prasad, Lamichhane, Babu Ram, Regmi, Uba Raj, Ram, Ashok Kumar, Subedi, Naresh (2018): Amphibians and reptiles of Parsa National Park, Nepal. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 155) 12 (1): 35-48, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11390169
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Fig. 9. Uperodon taprobanicus. Photograph by Santosh Bhattarai.
Imageimage/png© Bhattarai, Santosh;Pokheral, Chiranjibi Prasad;Lamichhane, Babu Ram;Regmi, Uba Raj;Ram, Ashok Kumar;Subedi, NareshBhattarai, Santosh;Pokheral, Chiranjibi Prasad;Lamichhane, Babu Ram;Regmi, Uba Raj;Ram, Ashok Kumar;Subedi, Naresh
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