Uperodon triangularis

Uperodon triangularis is a species of narrow-mouthed frog (family Microhylidae) found in southwestern India.[2] They are endemic to the Western Ghats, where they are known to breed in water collected in tree hollows.[3] The advertisement calls of males is made up of about 30 pulses of 0.38 second duration with a frequency range of 0.6 and 1.1 kHz. These are emitted every three seconds.[4]

Uperodon triangularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Uperodon
Species:
U. triangularis
Binomial name
Uperodon triangularis
(Günther, 1876)
Synonyms[2]
  • Callula triangularis Günther, 1876 "1875"
  • Kaloula triangularis (Günther, 1876)
  • Ramanella triangularis (Günther, 1876)
  • Ramanella triangularis rufeventris Rao, 1937

References
  1. S.D. Biju; Gajanan Dasaramji Bhuddhe; Sushil Dutta; Karthikeyan Vasudevan; Chelmala Srinivasulu & S.P. Vijayakumar (2016). "Uperodon triangularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57991A91632460. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57991A91632460.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Uperodon triangularis (Günther, 1876)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  3. Inger, Robert F.; Shaffer, H.B.; Koshy, M.; Bakde, R. (1987). "Ecological structure of a herpetological assemblage in South India". Amphibia-Reptilia. 8 (3): 189–202. doi:10.1163/156853887X00234.
  4. Kuramoto, Mitsuru; Dubois, Alain (2009). "Bioacoustic studies on three frog species from the Western Ghats, south India". Current Herpetology. 28 (2): 65–70. doi:10.3105/018.028.0203. S2CID 83829176.


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