Polypedates bengalensis

Polypedates bengalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Polypedates
Species:
P. bengalensis
Binomial name
Polypedates bengalensis
Purkayastha, Das, Mondal, Mitra, Chaudhuri & Das, 2019

Polypedates bengalensis, the brown blotched Bengal tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.It has been observed between 7 and 13 meters above sea level.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, bengalensis, is a reference to the type locality of the species located in the state of West Bengal, India.[2]

Distribution

The species, native to eastern India, was first described from Khordanahala, South 24 Parganas and Badu, North 24 Parganas in West Bengal.[3][4] A while after the species was recorded, it was also reported in Odisha, India and it also found in Bangladesh which was recorded before Das recorded it, as this species was first recorded in Bangladesh.[5][6]

Description

The frog is mid-sized; males are 4.8–5.4 cm in length, and females about 7.2 cm. It is yellowish-brown to greenish-brown in colour. Its body is marked by a series of six to nine dark brown blotches. Its digits lack webbing. There is no dermal fold on forearm. The males possess paired vocal sacs.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Brown Blotched Bengal Tree Frog: Polypedates bengalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T164452073A166116931. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164452073A166116931.en. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha & Das & Mondal & Mitra & Chaudhuri & Das 2019". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  3. ^ "Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha & Das & Mondal & Mitra & Chaudhuri & Das 2019". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  4. ^ "Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha, Das, Mondal, Mitra, Das, 2019 by Kingshuk Mondal on 10 May 2018". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  5. ^ Sethy, P. G. S.; Deuti, Kaushik (2020-09-06). "First Record of the Brown Blotched Bengal Tree Frog ( Polypedates bengalensis ) from Odisha, India". Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 120 (3): 281–284. doi:10.26515/rzsi/v120/i3/2020/150700. ISSN 2581-8686.
  6. ^ "Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha, Das, Mondal, Mitra, and Das, 2019 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  7. ^ Karmakar, Rahul (2019-11-04). "'Visibly elusive' Bengal tree frog gets recorded as new species". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  8. ^ "Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha & Das & Mondal & Mitra & Chaudhuri & Das 2019". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  9. ^ Pskhun (2019-11-05). "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2019] Polypedates bengalensis • A New Species of Polypedates Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from West Bengal State, Eastern India". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2022-12-26.