Wildlifeof India
Indosylvirana magna
True Frogs, Night Frogs & Allies
Photo: (c) 2015 Sandeep Das · CC BY 4.0 (May be cropped or resized)
Indosylvirana magna
Basic stats
Range
Southern Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India (type locality Pandimotta, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary)
The large golden-backed frog, Indosylvirana magna, was described as Hylarana magna in 2014 by Biju, Garg, Mahony, Wijayathilaka, Senevirathne and Meegaskumbura, in a study of golden-backed frogs of the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka, and was moved to Indosylvirana in 2015. The type locality is Pandimotta in Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kerala. (citation of the original description).
It is recorded from the Agasthyamala region of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, including Shendurney, Neyyar, Peppara and Kalakkad Mundanthurai. The sources used give no size, colour or call detail.
Quick answers
- Where is the Indosylvirana magna found?
- Southern Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, India (type locality Pandimotta, Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary)