Fejervarya nepalensis (Dubois, 1975)

Deuti, Kaushik, Ray, Sukumar, Bag, Probhat & Dey, Swapan Kumar, 2017, Amphibians of the Duars area of Northern West Bengal, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (3), pp. 221-241 : 231-232

13. Fejervarya nepalensis (Dubois, 1975)

1975. Rana nepalensis Dubois, C.R. Seances Soc. Biol., Paris , 281: 1720.

Common Name: Nepal Cricket Frog (English)

Specimens examined: 3 ex: A 12442 from from Hollong, Jaldapara National Park, Jalpaiguri district , West Bengal (26°63’324”N, 89°30’635”E) collected on 18.viii.2015; 12443 from Sisamara , Jaldapara National Park , Jalpaiguri district , West Bengal (26°58’581”N, 89°27’781”E) collected on 18.viii.2015 and A 12444 from CC Line Size: 35-52 mm (snout-vent length). Beat, Chilapata forest , Jalpaiguri district , West Bengal (26°36’847”N, 89°21’086”E) collected on 19.viii.2015. The measurements of the frogs collected are given below in millimeters :

Specimens examined: 3 ex: A 11965 – A 11966 from Mendabari, Chilapata forest, Jalpaiguri district , West Bengal (26°36’687”N, 89°23’996”E) collected on

10.vi.2014 and A 12450 from Bong basti, Chilapata

Size: 30-40 mm (snout-vent length).

Distinguishing features: Small-sized mostly terrestrial frogs with few interrupted glandular folds on the skin. forest, Jalpaiguri district , West Bengal (26°35’834”N, 89°23.879”E) collected on 14.viii.2015. The measurements of the frogs collected are given below in millimeters: Nostril is nearer to the tip of the snout than the eyes. The snout is somewhat pointed and projects beyond the mouth. Eyes are large but the ear-drum is half the diameter of the eye. A distinct supra-tympanic fold extending from behind the eye to the shoulder. Fore and hind limbs are moderately sized. Fingers and toes are elongated. Tips of the fingers and toes are rounded. The sub-articular tubercles are distinct. Skin on the ventral side is smooth .

Colour: Dorsum olive-brown with blackish brown streaks. Hind limbs with cross-bars. Eyes with a golden rim but the pupil is black. Ear-drum yellowish. The ventral side is whitish.

Habitat: Leaf litter on the forest floor. Breeds in small rain pools from where males are heard calling.

Remarks: One of the commonest species found throughout the duars area. Also reported from Assam (Borthakur et al., 2007).