Madhushri Mudke 8 September 2017

Frogs of Manipal A short guide to help you identify common and toads in the university town of Manipal

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A complete list of frogs and toads in Manipal

Family Common Name Scientific Name Duttaphrynus Bufonidae Common Indian Toad melanostictus Aloysius Skittering Euphlyctis aloysii Dicroglossidae Mudigere Skittering Frog Euphlyctis mudigere Dicroglossidae Karaavali Skittering Frog Euphlyctis karaavali Dicroglossidae Wrinkled Cricket Frog Fejervarya caperata Dicroglossidae Minevarya Frog Fejervarya sahyadris Dicroglossidae Rufescent Burrowing Frog Fejervarya rufescens Dicroglossidae Indian Bull Frog tigerinus Dicroglossidae Dobson's Burrowing Frog Sphaerotheca dobsonii Ornate Narrow-mouthed Microhylidae Microhyla ornata Frog Laterite Narrow-mouthed Microhylidae Microhyla laterite Frog

Microhylidae Marbled Ramanella Uperodon mormorata Ranidae Malabar Fungoid Frog Hydrophylax malabaricus Rao’s Intermediate Golden- Ranidae Indosylvirana intermedius backed Frog Ranixalidae Small handed Frog Indirana semipalmata Rhacophoridae Common Indian Tree Frog Polypedates maculatus Rhacophoridae Western Tree Frog Polypedates occidentalis Pseudophilautus Rhacophoridae Wayanad Bush Frog wynaadensis

Rhacophoridae Malabar Gliding Frog Rhacophorus malabaricus

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Common Indian Toad

Aloysius Skittering Frog

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Mudigere Skittering Frog

Karaavali Skittering Frog

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Wrinkled Cricket Frog

Minervarya Frog

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Rufescent Burrowing Frog

Indian Bull Frog

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Dobson’s Burrowing Frog

Ornate Narrow-mouthed Frog

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Laterite Narrow-mouthed Frog

Marbled Ramanella

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Malabar Fungoid Frog

Rao’s Intermediate Golden-backed Frog

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Small-handed Frog

Common Indian Tree Frog

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Western Tree Frog

Wayanad Bush Frog

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Malabar Gliding Frog

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Further Information

This guide is a part of my project “A Citizen Science Initiative to Raise Awareness and Study the Population of Anurans on the Laterite Plateau of Manipal” funded by the Society for the Study of and Reptiles (SSAR). Team Frogs of Manipal (FoM) will be coming out with an elaborate version of this guide in the next few days which shall be available in both soft and hard copies.

For more information on frogs and toads of the in please follow the link below http://www.amphibians.org/news/pictorial-guide-western-ghats/

Acknowledgement

Photos courtesy team FoM members: Gururaja KV, Priti Gururaja, Rahul Narlanka, Mohith Shenoy, Shrikanth Nayak, Vrinda Lath, Ayush Q, Kiran Bagde, Girish Rajannavar, Guru Charan, Ramit Singal, Tejaswi Acharaya and several other members of Frogs of Manipal Facebook group.

Copyright Policy

© Madhushri Mudke September 2017. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied or reproduced without prior written permission from the author.

Disclaimer

Manipal is home to a number of amphibians but due to space constraints only the common ones are included here.

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