Micrixalus
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| Micrixalus | |
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| Micrixalus sp. from the Western Ghats | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | "Amphibia" (wide sense) |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Micrixalidae |
| Genus: | Micrixalus Boulenger, 1888 |
| Type species | |
| Ixalus fuscus Boulenger, 1882 | |
Micrixalus is a genus of frogs from that are endemic to India.[1] They are monotypic within family Micrixalidae. Before being raised to the family level it was considered to be subfamily Micrixalinae in Ranidae. Both the genus and the family are sometimes known by the ambiguous common name "tropical frogs".[2]
The family is characterized by having a pectoral girdle that is firmisternal and tadpoles having a single row of labial teeth. They are found in riverine habitats in forests. Males are territorial and display from wet rocks by waving a foot ("foot flagging"). Eggs are laid on the wet surfaces of rocks.[3]
Species
The genus (and the family) contains 11 species:[1]
- Micrixalus elegans (Rao, 1937)
- Micrixalus fuscus (Boulenger, 1882)
- Micrixalus gadgili Pillai & Pattabiraman, 1990
- Micrixalus kottigeharensis (Rao, 1937)
- Micrixalus narainensis (Rao, 1937)
- Micrixalus nudis Pillai, 1978
- Micrixalus phyllophilus (Jerdon, 1854)
- Micrixalus saxicola (Jerdon, 1854)
- Micrixalus silvaticus (Boulenger, 1882)
- Micrixalus swamianus (Rao, 1937)
- Micrixalus thampii Pillai, 1981
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Micrixalus saxicola from Wayanad
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Micrixalus fuscus from Tadiandamol
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Micrixalus Boulenger, 1888". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Micrixalidae Dubois, Ohler, and Biju, 2001". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ Vitt, Laurie J.; Caldwell, Janalee P. (2013). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles. Academic Press. p. 509.
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