Chirixalus simus

Chirixalus simus, commonly known as Assam Asian frog, Assam tree frog, Annandale's tree frog, and Annandale's pigmy tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in Bangladesh and north-eastern India (in Assam, Mizoram, and West Bengal states).[2] Among other places, it has been recorded from Rajpur in the South 24 Parganas district and in the Darrang district of Assam.[3]

Chirixalus simus
Illustration of the type specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Chirixalus
Species:
C. simus
Binomial name
Chirixalus simus
Annandale, 1915
Synonyms
  • Chiromantis simus (Annandale, 1915)

Habitat

Chirixalus simus is a reasonably abundant species. They are arboreal frogs associated with scrub forest habitats. They breed in pools, with eggs deposited on vegetation.[1]

Description
Assam tree frog from Barpeta, Assam, India

Chirixalus simus are small frogs that grow to a snout-vent length of 19–23 mm (0.75–0.91 in) in males and about 27 mm (1.1 in) in females. Male frogs call from grasses about 1 metre above the water. They make foam nests that hang above the water.[4]

References
  1. Sushil Dutta; Saibal Sengupta; Pranabes Sanyal; Ghazi S.M. Asmat (2004). "Chiromantis simus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58796A11831499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58796A11831499.en.
  2. "Chirixalus simus Annandale, 1915 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  3. Soud, Rakesh, R Das and K Deuti (2007) Range extension of Chirixalus simus Annandale 1915 (Anura: Rhacophoridae). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 104(2):224-225
  4. Deuti, K.; S. Biswas; M. F. Ahmed; S. K. Dutta (2000). "Rediscovery of Chirixalus simus Annandale, 1915 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Assam and West Bengal, eastern India" (PDF). Hamadryad. 25: 215–217. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2013-11-20.
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