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Indirana leithii
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Indirana leithii
Basic stats
Habitat
Evergreen and partially evergreen forest near basalt cliffs; ground near streams, rock cracks, leaf litter
Range
Northern Western Ghats; Maharashtra and southern Gujarat
Size
Males 19-29mm; females 24-36mm
Indirana leithii, Leith's leaping frog or the Matheran leaping frog, is endemic to the northern Western Ghats. As currently defined its range is restricted to Maharashtra and southern Gujarat, and earlier records elsewhere refer to other species. Males measure 19-29 mm and females 24-36 mm in snout-vent length (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is terrestrial, living in evergreen and partly evergreen forest near basalt cliffs, on the ground near streams, in rock cracks and among leaf litter. The frog lays eggs on wet rocks or in cracks in rocks. The colouring is brownish with many closely set black spots, with a white belly and a throat finely mottled with brown. It has no call within the range of human hearing (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Indirana leithii live in?
- Evergreen and partially evergreen forest near basalt cliffs; ground near streams, rock cracks, leaf litter
- Where is the Indirana leithii found?
- Northern Western Ghats; Maharashtra and southern Gujarat
- How big is the Indirana leithii?
- Males 19-29mm; females 24-36mm