Overview
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Description
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Habitat
Ecology: It is a terrestrial
species associated with the leaf-litter substrate of moist tropical
semi-evergreen
forest
, and it is not known from modified habitats
. Breeding takes place on wet rocks, and the larvae are found on wet rock surfaces next to streams
.[1]
List of Habitats:1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
5.1Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls
)
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Amphibia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Amphibians
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
()
- Haeckel, 1866
- Order:
Anura
()
- (Rafinesque, 1815) Hogg, 1839:152
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
()
- Reig, 1958
- Superfamily:
Ranoidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1814
- Family:
Ranidae
()
- Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1814
- Subfamily:
Ranixalinae
()
- Genus:
Indirana
()
- Laurent, 1986
- Specific name:
leptodactyla
- (Boulenger, 1882)
- Scientific name: - Indirana leptodactyla (Boulenger, 1882)
- Specific name:
leptodactyla
- (Boulenger, 1882)
- Genus:
Indirana
(
- Subfamily:
Ranixalinae
(
- Family:
Ranidae
(
- Superfamily:
Ranoidea
(
- Suborder:
Neobatrachia
(
- Order:
Anura
(
- Subclass:
Lissamphibia
(
- Class:
Amphibia
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 03-Feb-2005
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Indirana
There are approximately 10 species in this genus:
I. beddomii · I. brachytarsus · I. diplosticta · I. gundia · I. leithii · I. leptodactyla · I. longicrus · I. phrynoderma · I. semipalmata · I. tenuilingua
More Info
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- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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- Amphibian Data. For additional documentation about utilization and CITES status, click on the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) link above to see the GAA account for this species or alternatively follow this link to the search function on the Global Amphibian Assessment web site and run your own search.
- Biju, S.D. 2001. A synopsis to the frog fauna of the Western Ghats, India. Occasional Publication 1. ISCB: 1-24.
- Daniels, R.J.R. 1997. A field guide to the frogs and toads of Western Ghats, India. Cobra 27 (Jan-Mar): 1-25.
- Dutta, S.K. 1997. Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka. Odyssey Publishing House, Bhubaneswar.
- Vasudevan, K., Kumar, A. and Chellam, R. 2001. Structure and composition of rainforest floor amphibian communities in the Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. Current Science 80(3): 406-412.
Notes
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Contributors
- Biju, S.D. & Dutta, S. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 29995
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-664997
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 664997
- IUCN ID: 58312
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 133493
Footnotes
- Biju, S.D. & Dutta, S. 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
