Biology:Chiromantis simus

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Chiromantis simus
Chiromantis simus in Annandale 1915.jpg
Illustration of the type specimen
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Chiromantis
Species:
C. simus
Binomial name
Chiromantis simus
(Annandale, 1915)
Synonyms

Chirixalus simus Annandale, 1915

Chiromantis simus (common names: Assam Asian frog, Assam tree frog, Annandale's tree frog, Annandale's pigmy tree frog) is a species of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae found in Bangladesh and northeastern India (in Assam, Mizoram, and West Bengal states).[2] Among other places, it has been recorded from Rajpur in the South 24 Parganas district and in the Darrang district of Assam.[3]

Habitat

Chiromantis simus is a reasonably abundant species. They are arboreal frogs associated with scrub forest habitats. They breed in pools, with eggs deposited on vegetation.[1]

Description

Assam tree frog from Barpeta, Assam, India

Chiromantis simus are small frogs that grow to a snout-vent length of 19–23 mm (0.75–0.91 in) in males and about 27 mm (1.1 in) in females. Male frogs call from grasses about 1 metre above the water. They make foam nests that hang above the water.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Sushil Dutta; Saibal Sengupta; Pranabes Sanyal; Ghazi S.M. Asmat (2004). "Chiromantis simus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004: e.T58796A11831499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58796A11831499.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58796/11831499. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Chiromantis simus (Annandale, 1915)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/?action=names&taxon=Chiromantis+simus. Retrieved 20 November 2013. 
  3. Soud, Rakesh, R Das and K Deuti (2007) Range extension of Chirixalus simus Annandale 1915 (Anura: Rhacophoridae). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 104(2):224-225
  4. Deuti, K.; S. Biswas; M. F. Ahmed; S. K. Dutta (2000). "Rediscovery of Chirixalus simus Annandale, 1915 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Assam and West Bengal, eastern India". Hamadryad 25: 215–217. http://home.gwu.edu/~sayantan/Deuti%20et%20al.,%202000.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3319167 entry