Polypedates bengalensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Polypedates |
| Species: | P. bengalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha, Das, Mondal, Mitra, Chaudhuri & Das, 2019
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Polypedates bengalensis, the brown blotched Bengal tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to West Bengal, India.[2] It has been observed between 7 and 13 meters above sea level.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, bengalensis, is a reference to the type locality of the species located in the state of West Bengal, India.[3]
Distribution
[edit]The species, native to eastern India, was first described from Khordanahala, South 24 Parganas and Badu, North 24 Parganas in West Bengal.[4][5] A while after the species was recorded, it was also reported in Odisha, India.[6][7]
Description
[edit]The frog is mid-sized; males are 4.8–5.4 cm in length, and females about 7.2 cm. It is yellowish-brown to greenish-brown in colour. Its body is marked by a series of six to nine dark brown blotches. Its digits lack webbing. There is no dermal fold on forearm. The males possess paired vocal sacs.[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Brown Blotched Bengal Tree Frog: Polypedates bengalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T164452073A166116931. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T164452073A166116931.en. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ^ "Zootaxa".
- ^ "Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha & Das & Mondal & Mitra & Chaudhuri & Das 2019". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ "Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha & Das & Mondal & Mitra & Chaudhuri & Das 2019". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ "Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha, Das, Mondal, Mitra, Das, 2019 by Kingshuk Mondal on 10 May 2018". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ Sethy, P. G. S.; Deuti, Kaushik (2020-09-06). "First Record of the Brown Blotched Bengal Tree Frog ( Polypedates bengalensis ) from Odisha, India". Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 120 (3): 281–284. doi:10.26515/rzsi/v120/i3/2020/150700. ISSN 2581-8686.
- ^ "Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha, Das, Mondal, Mitra, and Das, 2019 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ Karmakar, Rahul (2019-11-04). "'Visibly elusive' Bengal tree frog gets recorded as new species". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ "Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha & Das & Mondal & Mitra & Chaudhuri & Das 2019". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ^ Pskhun (2019-11-05). "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2019] Polypedates bengalensis • A New Species of Polypedates Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from West Bengal State, Eastern India". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2022-12-26.