Beddomixalus bijui

Beddomixalus bijui is the only described species in the genus Beddomixalus, a group of frogs in the family Rhacophoridae, and is endemic to the Western Ghats. The genus name honours Richard Henry Beddome for his work on the amphibians of the Western Ghats. The back is buff-brown with a dark stripe between the eyes, and a dark stripe runs along the middle from the area between the eyes to the vent (Wikipedia, general species account, genus page).

The frog is primarily arboreal, living in trees in and around highland swamps or marshes. At the onset of the pre-monsoon showers, males move from the surrounding forest and gather around good breeding sites on unfilled swamp beds. The non-pigmented eggs develop exposed on moist swamp beds without protection or parental care, and the free-living aquatic tadpoles are adapted to still water. The tadpoles are oval and depressed, dark-pigmented from snout to the tip of the tail, including the fins (Wikipedia, general species account, genus page).