Kaloula pulchra Gray, 1831
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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.5.1239 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/121B3629-FFC0-FF85-FF14-F3A9A76FF8F6 |
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Marcus |
scientific name |
Kaloula pulchra Gray, 1831 |
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Kaloula pulchra Gray, 1831 View in CoL
Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Syl- het Division, Moulvibazar District , Kamalganj Upazila, LNP, near Lawachara Station; 24°19.49′N, 091°47.41′E; 16 Jul. 2016; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 1.139 GoogleMaps .
Identification. This round, stocky frog was easily identified due to its blunt head, chocolate-brown dorsum, and broad tan dorsolateral stripes ( Kabir et al. 2009). Its calls were a bull-like bellow.
Habitat. During and after storms calls could be heard from artificial ponds, flooded fields, and stagnant pools in streams, in both mature and degraded forest as well as tea plantation. Otherwise this species was usually found near human dwellings by turning over artificial cover.
Remarks. JH and ST observed an adult climbing a vertical tree trunk to a height of 5 m during a humid night on 24 June 2015.
ZRC |
Zoological Reference Collection, National University of Singapore |
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