Uperodon variegatus (Stoliczkia)

Prasad, Vishal Kumar, Gautam, Kumudani Bala, Gupta, Sandeep Kumar, Murthy, R. Sreenivasa, Ramesh, K., Shinde, Ajinkya Duttatray & Das, Abhijit, 2020, Identification of anuran species diversity of the Panna Tiger Reserve, Central India, using an integrated approach, Zootaxa 4851 (3), pp. 450-476 : 462

Uperodon variegatus (Stoliczkia)

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Specimen examined: one female (WIIAD 291).

Morphological features: A female SVL 31.3 mm; body slender; head small and slightly wider than long; snout rounded to nearly truncated in dorsal view; tympanum hidden, supratympanic fold present; dorsum skin smooth; tips of fingers truncated, fingers relative length I <II <IV <III; tips of toes slightly truncated, relative length of toes 1<2<5<3<4, webbing absent in toes, inner metatarsal tubercle distinct. Coloration in life: Dorsal surface of dorsum and limbs dark brown with irregular golden dots and marks; dorsal surface between of nose and eyelids predominantly spotted with golden color; ventral side of body dull white.

Remark: A female was recorded at night from agricultural fields near Amanganj (Panna district) in July 2019. Chandra & Gajbe (2005) had mentioned its presence in Madhya Pradesh without any precise locality. This study provides first confirmed record of U. variegatus from Madhya Pradesh. PTR represents its northernmost range.

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FIGURE 4. Photos of anuran species in life recorded during the study:A) Duttaphrynus melanostictus; B) Duttaphrynus scaber; C) Duttaphrynus stomaticus; D) Fejervarya orissaensis; E) Minervarya caperata; F) Minervarya pierrei; G) Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis; H) Hoplobatrachus crassus; I) Hoplobatrachus tigerinus; J) Sphaerotheca pashchima; K) Microhyla nilphamariensis; L) Uperodon globulosus; M) Uperodon systoma; N) Uperodon variegatus; O) Polypedates maculatus. Red star indicates new state records for Madhya Pradesh.