Indirana | |
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Adult Indirana semipalmata | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ranixalidae |
Genus: |
Indirana Laurent, 1986 |
Type species | |
Polypedates beddomii
Günther, 1876
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Diversity | |
14 species (see text) |
Indirana is a genus of frogs in the family Ranixalidae. [1] [2] These frogs are endemic to the Western Ghats of India. They are sometimes known under the common name Indian frogs, [3] whereas members of their parent family are named "leaping frogs". [1] [4]
Indirana represent an ancient radiation of frogs that diverged from all other frogs almost 50 million years ago. This has credited Indirana gundia as a status of one of the "Top 100 Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered Amphibians". [5]
Indirana species are small and slender-bodied frogs. They are typically found in leaf litter or near streams. [4] The tadpoles have hind limbs and finless tails, and are able to leap away to escape threats. [5] [6]
Traditional classifications place the genus within the subfamily Ranixalinae of the family Ranidae, along with the genera Nannophrys and Nyctibatrachus. [7] The Ranixalinae have also been placed under the family Nyctibatrachidae. [8] Darrel R. Frost et al. (2006) placed them within the family Petropedetidae. [9] [10]
New species are still being discovered: Indirana salelkari was discovered in the Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary in the Indian state of Goa and described in late July 2015. [11] The following species are recognised in the genus Indirana: [3]
Indirana | |
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Adult Indirana semipalmata | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Ranixalidae |
Genus: |
Indirana Laurent, 1986 |
Type species | |
Polypedates beddomii
Günther, 1876
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Diversity | |
14 species (see text) |
Indirana is a genus of frogs in the family Ranixalidae. [1] [2] These frogs are endemic to the Western Ghats of India. They are sometimes known under the common name Indian frogs, [3] whereas members of their parent family are named "leaping frogs". [1] [4]
Indirana represent an ancient radiation of frogs that diverged from all other frogs almost 50 million years ago. This has credited Indirana gundia as a status of one of the "Top 100 Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered Amphibians". [5]
Indirana species are small and slender-bodied frogs. They are typically found in leaf litter or near streams. [4] The tadpoles have hind limbs and finless tails, and are able to leap away to escape threats. [5] [6]
Traditional classifications place the genus within the subfamily Ranixalinae of the family Ranidae, along with the genera Nannophrys and Nyctibatrachus. [7] The Ranixalinae have also been placed under the family Nyctibatrachidae. [8] Darrel R. Frost et al. (2006) placed them within the family Petropedetidae. [9] [10]
New species are still being discovered: Indirana salelkari was discovered in the Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary in the Indian state of Goa and described in late July 2015. [11] The following species are recognised in the genus Indirana: [3]