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Nasutixalus jerdonii
Range
North-eastern India: West Bengal, Nagaland, Manipur and Meghalaya; possibly Nepal
Size
Males 37-42mm; one female 47mm
Nasutixalus jerdonii, Jerdon's bubble-nest frog, Jerdon's tree frog or Jerdon's bush frog, is found in north-eastern India in West Bengal, Nagaland, Manipur and Meghalaya, and its range may extend into neighbouring Nepal. The species name honours the English herpetologist Thomas C. Jerdon (Wikipedia, general species account).
Adult males measure 37-42 mm in snout-vent length and the single female measured 47 mm. The snout is rather truncate and not protruding, the fingers have basal webbing and the toes moderate webbing. The back is reddish brown to brownish grey, with markings including an X-shaped brownish-black mark in many specimens, and males have a vocal sac (Wikipedia, general species account).