Uperodon taprobanicus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Uperodon |
| Species: | U. taprobanicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Uperodon taprobanicus (Parker, 1934)
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The Sri Lankan bullfrog, Sri Lankan Kaloula, Indian painted frog, Ceylon Kaloula, Sri Lankan painted frog, common bullfrog, or painted globular frog (Uperodon taprobanicus) is a frog that lives in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.[3][2][4]
Appearance[change | change source]
The adult male frog can be as large as 7.5 cm long from nose to rear end. The adult female frog is larger. The skin on their backs is gray or black with a mark between the eyes. On the sides, they can be red or orange with an orange mark from the eye to the front leg. Their bellies are yellow with brown or black spots. The adult male frog's throat turns black during mating season.[4]
Home[change | change source]
This frog digs holes in the ground calls burrows, but it can climb trees too. It can live in rice paddies and other places where humans have changed the forest into something else.[4]
Reproduction[change | change source]
After a large rain, the male frogs swim in ponds. They sing for the females while they swim. The female frogs lay eggs that float on the water. The tadpoles are black in color.[4]
Food[change | change source]
This frog hides during the day and looks for food at night. It eats many kinds of insects and also termites.[4]
Tarantulas[change | change source]
On Rameshwaran Island near India, scientists have seen this frog live in the same burrows as Poecilotheria hanumavilasumica tarantula spiders. However, they are not sure whether the spiders use the frogs to protect their eggs or whether the frogs live in the burrows without harming or helping the spiders.[3] Scientists have seen this species of tarantula eating this species of frog.[5]
Threats[change | change source]
This frog can die from the chemicals that human beings put in the environment. These are chemicals that humans use on purpose to kill pests, make crops grow, and also pollution.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Inger, R.F.; Gour-Broome, V.A.; Manamendra-Arachchi, K.; de Silva, A.; Dutta, S. (2016). "Sri Lankan Bullfrog: Uperodon taprobanicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T57858A91639191. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57858A91639191.en. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Adenomera andreae (Parker, 1934)". Amphibian Species of the World 6.0, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Darren Naish (May 16, 2015). "Tiny Frogs and Giant Spiders: Best of Friends". Scientific American Blogs. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Peter Janzen (May 1, 2005). "Uperodon taprobanicus: Sri Lankan Bullfrog". Amphibiaweb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ↑ Rudolf von May; Emanuele Biggi; Heidy Cárdenas; M. Isabel Diaz; Consuelo Alarcón; Valia Herrera; Roy Santa-Cruz; Francesco Tomasinelli; Erin P. Westeen; Ciara M. Sánchez-Paredes; Joanna G. Larson; Pascal O. Title; Maggie R. Grundler; Michael C. Grundler; Alison R. Davis Rabosky; Daniel L. Rabosky (February 28, 2019). "Ecological interactions between arthropods and small vertebrates in a lowland Amazon rainforest" (PDF). Amphibian and Reptile Conservation. 13 (1): 65–77. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
