Polypedates maculatus (Gray, 1830)

Mudke, Madhushri, Gururaja, K. V., Aravind, Neelvara & Singal, Ramit, 2020, Annotated list of anurans from the lateritic plateau of western India with notes on malformations, Check List 16 (3), pp. 685-698 : 695

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/16.3.685
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scientific name	Polypedates maculatus (Gray, 1830)
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Polypedates maculatus (Gray, 1830) View in CoL

New records. INDIA • Karnataka: Udupi: Manipal , Pra- gathi nagar, site code H (13.3142°N, 074.8014°E), obs. by MM and RS, 16 Apr. 2017, 13 individuals. Fig. 3P. Identification. The SVL is up to 85mm. This species is a remarkably large-bodied frog. It shows toe discs, strong hid limbs, large eyes, and a strong fold from eye to ear. The tympanum is large and almost of the size of the eye ( Gururaja 2012). The body is brownish, with some dark spots on the dorsum. The call sounds like a series of knocks on a hard surface GoogleMaps .

Habitat. This species is arboreal but can be seen at the edges of ephemeral pools where the females come to lay eggs and sometimes males call from exposed rock surfaces. It can also be heard calling from trees or shrubs to about 1 m from the ground.

Distribution. This frog is endemic to the southern Asia.