Indirana
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| Indirana | |
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| Adult Indirana semipalmata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | "Amphibia" (wide sense) |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranidae |
| Subfamily: | Ranixalinae |
| Genus: | Indirana Laurent, 1986 |
| Type species | |
| Polypedates beddomii Günther, 1876 | |
Tadpole of I. cf semipalmata
Indirana is a genus of true frogs. These frogs are found in South Asia and breed in the monsoon season. The tadpoles are capable of using the moisture collected on leaf litter. They are also semi-metamorphosed, possessing hind limbs and are able to leap away to escape threats.
Species
Species included under the genus are the following:[1]
- Indirana beddomii (Günther, 1876).
- Indirana brachytarsus (Günther, 1876).
- Indirana diplosticta (Günther, 1876).
- Indirana gundia (Dubois, 1986).
- Indirana leithii (Boulenger, 1888).
- Indirana leptodactyla (Boulenger, 1882).
- Indirana longicrus (Rao, 1937).
- Indirana phrynoderma (Boulenger, 1882).
- Indirana semipalmata (Boulenger, 1882).
- Indirana tenuilingua Rao, 1937.
References
- ↑ "True Frogs". AmphibiaWeb. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
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