Uperodon globulosus (Günther)

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 globulosus (Günther)

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Specimen examined: one male (WIIAD 231) & one sub adult (WIIAD 069)

Morphological features: An adult male SVL 51.9 mm and a sub-adult (sex unknown) SVL 36.9 mm; globular body shape; head narrow and small; snout obtuse in lateral view; eyes small, pupil round; tympanum hidden, supratympanic fold distinct; dorsal skin is smooth; finger tips rounded and without disc, relative length of fingers IV <I <II <III; hind limbs small, toes tips rounded, toes scarcely webbed, relative length of toes 1<5<2 <3<4, inner meta tarsal tubercle shovel shaped and very prominent, outer meta tarsal tubercle shovel shaped. Coloration in life: Grey or golden-brown dorsum speckled with tiny golden or pale white spots; dorsal surface of limbs light brown; upper and lower jaws dull white; throat (calling male) black; ventral side of body dull white, eggs bicolor.

Remark: Uncommon, recorded from three forest ranges. Seen breeding in temporary rainwater puddles in agricultural fields and grasslands in July. U. globulosus is widely distributed in Central India and has earlier been reported from Jabalpur ( Garg et al. 2018a).

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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.