Uperodon mormoratus

Uperodon mormorata, also known as the Indian dot frog, marbled ramanella, dark-banded frog, and mottled globular frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India. It was previously placed in the genus Ramanella.[3] It has only been reported from three locations, though locally found in some numbers.[1]

Uperodon mormoratus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Uperodon
Species:
U. mormoratus
Binomial name
Uperodon mormoratus
(Rao, 1937)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Ramanella mormorata Rao, 1937
  • Uperodon mormorata (Rao, 1937)[1]

References

  1. Biju, S.D.; Dasaramji Buddhe, G.; Dutta, S.; Vasudevan, K.; Srinivasulu, C.; Vijayakumar, S.P. (2016). "Uperodon mormoratus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57987A91601962. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57987A91601962.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Das, I & R. Whitaker (1997) A redescription of Ramanella mormorata Rao, 1937 (Anura, Microhylidae). Alytes 15(3):127–132
  3. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Uperodon mormoratus (Rao, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 September 2019.


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