Indirana yadera,theYadera leaping frog,is a frog in the familyRanixalidae.It is endemic toIndia'sWestern Ghatmountains.[2][3][1]
| Indirana yadera | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Ranixalidae |
| Genus: | Indirana |
| Species: | I. yadera
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| Binomial name | |
| Indirana yadera Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye, and Molur, 2016
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Appearance
editThis frog has several features that differentiate it from its congeners, including a head wider than it is long, a long, narrow snout, and a distinctive tympanum.[3]
Etymology
editThe scientists who first described this frog named it some of their friends:yaderafor Yamini, Deepa, and Ravisankaran.[3]
Habitat
editThis frog inhabits moist lowland and submontane forests. It can live in secondary forest, near streams and stagnant water. It appears to need both moist ground, moistleaf litter,and somecanopy cover.So while it cannot live in clear-cut areas, it has been observed onarecanutplantations. It has been observed between 55 and 1075 meters above sea level.[1]
Reproduction
editThe frog lays eggs on wet rocks. This frog's tadpoles are semi-aquatic and move across wet rocks and moss using their tails and their hind legs. Their back legs grow in at a younger age than other tadpoles' do.[1]
Threats
editThe IUCN classifies this frog as vulnerable to extinction because of its small range. Sometimes peoplehit this frog with cars or trucks.Pesticides and fertilizers may also be an issue. Efforts to stop landslides may harm the frog as well: the concrete used to shore up roads can fill in the cracks in the rocks where frogs would lay their eggs.[1]
Scientists also citeclimate changeas a threat to this frog. Alterations to the monsoon climate could interfere with breeding.[1]
The frog's range includes protected parks:Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary,Periyar Tiger Reserve,Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary,Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary,andNeyyar Wildlife Sanctuary.[1]
Scientists have observed the fungusBatrachochytrium dendrobatidison this frog, but they do not know its specific morbidity or mortality.Batrachochytrium dendrobatidiscauses the fungal diseasechytridiomycosis.[1]
Original description
edit- Dahanukar N; Modak N; Krutha K; Nameer PO; Padhye AD; Molur S (2016). "Leaping Frogs (Anura: Ranixalidae) of the Western Ghats of India: an integrated taxonomic review".J Threatened Taxa.8:9221–9288.
References
edit- ^abcdefghIUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023)."Yadera Leaping Frog:Indirana yadera".IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.2023:e.T119243173A119243178.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T119243173A119243178.en.RetrievedMay 28,2024.
- ^Frost, Darrel R."Indirana yaderaDahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye, and Molur, 2016 ".Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference.Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York.RetrievedMay 28,2024.
- ^abc"Indirana yaderaDahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye, & Molur, 2016 ".AmphibiaWeb.University of California, Berkeley.RetrievedMay 28,2024.
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