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Indirana semipalmata
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Indirana semipalmata
Basic stats
Habitat
Vegetation beside the banks of streams and rivers
Range
Endemic to under 20,000 sq km of the southern Western Ghats
Size
About 36mm
Indirana semipalmata is endemic to an area of under 20,000 square kilometres in the southern Western Ghats. It is a small frog, reaching about 36 mm from snout to vent. It is terrestrial, generally found on vegetation beside the banks of streams and rivers, and is mainly brown, with a mottled, lighter throat and chest (Wikipedia, general species account).
It breeds during the monsoon, laying eggs on moist rocks and tree bark. The tadpoles are terrestrial: they hatch, feed and metamorphose without ever entering standing water. The snout is blunt with moderate canthal ridges, and when the hind limbs are stretched forward the ankle joint reaches the snout (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Indirana semipalmata live in?
- Vegetation beside the banks of streams and rivers
- Where is the Indirana semipalmata found?
- Endemic to under 20,000 sq km of the southern Western Ghats
- How big is the Indirana semipalmata?
- About 36mm