Wildlifeof India
Indirana salelkari
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Indirana salelkari
Basic stats
Range
Endemic to the Western Ghats (Goa)
Size
Males 24.7-27.7mm; females 30.0-30.9mm
Indirana salelkari, the Netravali leaping frog, is endemic to India's Western Ghats; the paper that described it gives the type area as Goa. Adult males measure 24.7-27.7 mm and adult females 30.0-30.9 mm in snout-vent length (Wikipedia, general species account).
The head is longer than wide, which separates it from other Indirana. The back is brown or pink with a dark stripe between the eyes, and the sides of the legs have brown or black spots. The tadpoles are semi-aquatic (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- Where is the Indirana salelkari found?
- Endemic to the Western Ghats (Goa)
- How big is the Indirana salelkari?
- Males 24.7-27.7mm; females 30.0-30.9mm