Wildlifeof India
Indirana duboisi
True Frogs, Night Frogs & AlliesIndirana duboisi
Basic stats
Habitat
Secondary forest and forest with some evergreen trees; moist leaf litter and canopy cover; acacia and arecanut plantations; 80-1,042m
Range
Endemic to India's Western Ghats
Indirana duboisi, the Karnataka leaping frog or Dubois's leaping frog, is endemic to India's Western Ghats. It lives in secondary forest and in forest with at least some evergreen trees, needs some canopy cover and moist leaf litter, and has been seen on acacia and arecanut plantations, between 80 and 1,042 metres above sea level (Wikipedia, general species account).
Its tadpoles are semi-aquatic and live on wet rocks and moss, moving using strong tails and hind legs, which grow in sooner than in other tadpoles (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Indirana duboisi live in?
- Secondary forest and forest with some evergreen trees; moist leaf litter and canopy cover; acacia and arecanut plantations; 80-1,042m
- Where is the Indirana duboisi found?
- Endemic to India's Western Ghats