Polypedates bengalensis

Polypedates bengalensis, the brown blotched Bengal tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to West Bengal, India.[1]

Polypedates bengalensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Polypedates
Species:
P. bengalensis
Binomial name
Polypedates bengalensis
Purkayastha, Das, Mondal, Mitra, Chaudhuri & Das, 2019

Etymology

The specific name, bengalensis, is a reference to the type locality of the species located in the state of West Bengal, India.[2]

Distribution

The species, native to eastern India, was first described from Khordanahala, South 24 Parganas and Badu, North 24 Parganas in West Bengal.[3][4] A while after the species was recorded, it was also reported in Odisha, India.[5][6]

Description

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.[7][8][9]

References
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  4. "Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha, Das, Mondal, Mitra, Das, 2019 by Kingshuk Mondal on 10 May 2018". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  5. 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.
  6. "Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha, Das, Mondal, Mitra, and Das, 2019 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  7. Karmakar, Rahul (2019-11-04). "'Visibly elusive' Bengal tree frog gets recorded as new species". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  8. "Polypedates bengalensis Purkayastha & Das & Mondal & Mitra & Chaudhuri & Das 2019". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  9. 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.
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