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Pseudophilautus wynaadensis
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Pseudophilautus wynaadensis
Basic stats
Range
Southern Western Ghats, from Coorg and Wayanad to Periyar
Size
Males 24-28mm; one female 27mm
Pseudophilautus wynaadensis is a small frog of the family Rhacophoridae, commonly called the Wayanad bush frog, common bush frog, Jerdon's bush frog, plain-colored bush frog, Malabar coast frog or dark-eared bush frog. Males measure 24-28 mm in snout-vent length, and a single female measured 27 mm (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is endemic to the Western Ghats of southwest India and is found widely in the southern Ghats, from Coorg and Wayanad to Periyar, on both sides of the Palakkad Gap. The frog is nocturnal and arboreal (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- Where is the Pseudophilautus wynaadensis found?
- Southern Western Ghats, from Coorg and Wayanad to Periyar
- How big is the Pseudophilautus wynaadensis?
- Males 24-28mm; one female 27mm