Kaloula taprobanica

Sri Lankan Painted Frog
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Kaloula
Species: K. taprobanica
Binomial name
Kaloula taprobanica
(Parker, 1934)
Synonyms

Kaloula pulchra Parker, 1934

The Sri Lankan Painted Frog or Sri Lankan Bullfrog Kaloula taprobanica is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Bangladesh, southern and eastern India and Sri Lanka up to an altitude of 1,300 m. It is a common species, which is up to 75 mm long from snout to vent. It was originally described as a subspecies of Kaloula pulchra, ssp. taprobanica.

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