Uperodon taprobanicus (Parker 1934)

Bhattarai, Santosh, Pokheral, Chiranjibi Prasad, Lamichhane, Babu Ram, Regmi, Uba Raj, Ram, Ashok Kumar & Subedi, Naresh, 2018, Amphibians and reptiles of Parsa National Park, Nepal, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 155) 12 (1), pp. 35-48 : 40

Uperodon taprobanicus (Parker 1934) :

This frog is grayish black, and individuals have reddish-orange dorsolateral irregular bands. Individuals with a mid-dorsal line from snout to vent and with mid-dorsal line were recorded ( Fig. 9 ). Males have folded black vocal sacs and were observed in amplexus. According to Schleich and Kästle (2002), this species is distributed from central to eastern Nepal between 100 and 300 m elevation. Bhattarai et al. (2017a) also recorded this species from Beeshazar and associated lakes, a Ramsar site.

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Fig. 9. Uperodon taprobanicus. Photograph by Santosh Bhattarai.