Scientific Name: Hylarana tytleri Theobald, 1868
Synonym: Rana tytleri,Hylorana tytleri,Lymnodytes tytleri (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Theobald’s Ranid Frog, Bengal Leaping Frog, Yellow-striped Frog
Local/Bangla Name: Pana Bang (পানা ব্যাঙ)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Description:
The head is elongated with a pointed snout. The dorsal surface is light brown or greenish, while the sides are dark brown. A glandular dorsolateral fold is whitish with a yellow to golden hue and edged with black. Sometimes, an indistinct fold extends from behind the tympanum to the shoulder. The ventral surface is white. The fingers are free, and the toes are almost fully webbed.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It inhabits agricultural land, freshwater wetlands, ponds, ditches, canals etc. It is distributed widely throughout Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater, terrestrial
References:
Kabir SMH, Ahmad M, Ahmed ATA, Rahman AKA, Ahmed ZU, Begum ZNT, Hassan MA and Khondker M (eds.) (2009) Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 25 Amphibians and Reptiles Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka 204 pp.
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