Uperodon triangularis (Günther, 1876) is a animal in the Microhylidae family, order Anura, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Uperodon triangularis (Günther, 1876)

Uperodon triangularis (Günther, 1876)

Uperodon triangularis is an endemic narrow-mouthed frog of India's Western Ghats that breeds in tree hollow water.

Family
Genus
Uperodon
Order
Anura
Class
Amphibia

About Uperodon triangularis (Günther, 1876)

Uperodon triangularis is a species of narrow-mouthed frog that belongs to the family Microhylidae. It is found in southwestern India, and is endemic to the Western Ghats. This species is known to breed in water that collects inside tree hollows. The advertisement calls produced by males consist of around 30 pulses, each call has a duration of 0.38 seconds, and the calls have a frequency range between 0.6 and 1.1 kHz. Males emit these advertisement calls every three seconds.

Photo: (c) Harshjeet Singh Bal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Amphibia Anura Microhylidae Uperodon

More from Microhylidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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