Biology:Indirana diplosticta
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranixalidae |
| Genus: | Indirana |
| Species: | I. diplosticta
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| Indirana diplosticta (Günther, 1876)[2]
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Indirana diplosticta, sometimes called the spotted leaping frog,[3] is a species of frog endemic to the southern Western Ghats of India .[4] It is an uncommon species believed to on decline. It is a terrestrial frogs found near hill streams in primary wet evergreen and semi-evergreen tropical forests and swamps; is not present in secondary forest or modified habitats. It breeds on wet rocks, and the tadpoles are found on wet rock surfaces next to streams.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 S.D. Biju; Sushil Dutta; Robert Inger; M.S. Ravichandran (2004). "Indirana diplosticta". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2004: e.T58309A11762447. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58309A11762447.en. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/58309/0. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ↑ Günther, 1876. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1875: 574
- ↑ Daniels, Ranjit 2005, Amphibians of Peninsular India. Universities Press. p. 195
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Indirana diplosticta (Günther, 1876)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ranixalidae/Indirana/Indirana-diplosticta. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q3150486 entry
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