Uperodon mormoratus

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Uperodon mormoratus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Uperodon
Species:
U. mormoratus
Binomial name
Uperodon mormoratus
(Rao, 1937) [2]
Synonyms [3]
  • Ramanella mormorata Rao, 1937
  • Uperodon mormorata (Rao, 1937) [1]

Uperodon mormorata, also known as the Indian dot frog, marbled ramanella, dark-banded frog, and mottled globular frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India. It was previously placed in the genus Ramanella. [3] It has only been reported from three locations, though locally found in some numbers. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Biju, S.D.; Dasaramji Buddhe, G.; Dutta, S.; Vasudevan, K.; Srinivasulu, C.; Vijayakumar, S.P. (2016). "Uperodon mormoratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T57987A91601962. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57987A91601962.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Das, I & R. Whitaker (1997) A redescription of Ramanella mormorata Rao, 1937 (Anura, Microhylidae). Alytes 15(3):127–132
  3. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Uperodon mormoratus (Rao, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 September 2019.