Polypedates bengalensis

Polypedates bengalensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Rhacophoridae
Genus:	Polypedates
Species:	P. bengalensis
Binomial name
Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha, Das, Mondal, Mitra, Chaudhuri & Das, 2019

Polypedates bengalensis, the brown blotched Bengal tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. ^[2] It is endemic to West Bengal, India. ^[3] It has been observed between 7 and 13 meters above sea level. ^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, bengalensis, is a reference to the type locality of the species located in the state of West Bengal, India. ^[4]

Distribution

The species, native to eastern India, was first described from Khordanahala, South 24 Parganas and Badu, North 24 Parganas in West Bengal. ^{[5] [6]} A while after the species was recorded, it was also reported in Odisha, India and southwestern Bangladesh. ^{[7] [8]}

Description

The frog is mid-sized; males are 4.8–5.4 cm in length, and females about 7.2 cm. It is yellowish-brown to greenish-brown in colour. Its body is marked by a series of six to nine dark brown blotches. Its digits lack webbing. There is no dermal fold on forearm. The males possess paired vocal sacs. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Brown Blotched Bengal Tree Frog: Polypedates bengalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T164452073A166116931. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164452073A166116931.en . Retrieved February 26, 2024.
2. "Researchers discover new frog species in West Bengal". The Indian Express. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
3. "Zootaxa".
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6. "Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha, Das, Mondal, Mitra, Das, 2019 by Kingshuk Mondal on 10 May 2018". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
7. Sethy, P. G. S.; Deuti, Kaushik (2020-09-06). "First Record of the Brown Blotched Bengal Tree Frog ( Polypedates bengalensis ) from Odisha, India". Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 120 (3): 281–284. doi: 10.26515/rzsi/v120/i3/2020/150700 . ISSN   2581-8686.
8. "Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha, Das, Mondal, Mitra, and Das, 2019 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
9. Karmakar, Rahul (2019-11-04). "'Visibly elusive' Bengal tree frog gets recorded as new species". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2022-12-26.
10. "Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha & Das & Mondal & Mitra & Chaudhuri & Das 2019". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
11. Pskhun (2019-11-05). "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2019] Polypedates bengalensis • A New Species of Polypedates Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from West Bengal State, Eastern India". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2022-12-26.