Microhyla nilphamariensis Howlader, Nair, Gopalan & Merilä, 2015

Mudke, Madhushri, Gururaja, K. V., Aravind, Neelvara & Singal, Ramit, 2020, Annotated list of anurans from the lateritic plateau of western India with notes on malformations, Check List 16 (3), pp. 685-698 : 694

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.3.685
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5469395
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scientific name	Microhyla nilphamariensis Howlader, Nair, Gopalan & Merilä, 2015
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Microhyla nilphamariensis Howlader, Nair, Gopalan & Merilä, 2015 View in CoL

New records. INDIA • Karnataka: Udupi: Manipal, Manchikere , site code F (13.3217°N, 074.788°E), obs. by MM, KVG and RS, 20 Jul. 2017, 48 individuals, MN 952998 View Materials , MN 952999 View Materials and MN 953000 View Materials . Fig. 3K GoogleMaps .

Identification. The SVL is up to 17.36–17.84 mm. This species is distinguished from M. laterite and Microhyla species by the presence of dark vocal sacs and dark speckles on the ventral side of the thighs. Unlike M. laterite , it lacks the horizontal line on its dorsum. There is an S-shaped ornamentation that is similar to M. ornata (Duméril & Bibron, 1841) but M. ornata is larger (SVL = 25 mm) and the ventral side of the thighs are cream-colored, not dark-speckled as in M. nilphamariensis . The call is a deep croak.

Habitat. This species was found at edges of ephemeral pools, waterlogged paddy fields and gardens.

Distribution. This species occurs in Bangladesh, Nepal, and India.