Scientific Name: Ingerana borealis (Annandale, 1912)
Synonym: Occidozyga borealis, Micrixalus borealis, Phrynoglossus borealis (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Rotung Oriental Frog, Northern Frog, Protuberant Mouthed Frog, Boreal Floating Frog
Local/Bangla Name: Prospito-mukou Bang (প্রস্পিত-মুখ ব্যাঙ) (উত্তুরে ব্যাঙ), Utturey Bang (উত্তুরে ব্যাঙ), Chhoto Chagaldaka Bang (ছোট ছাগল-ডাকা ব্যাঙ)
Photo: chintan sheth (Wikipedia)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Description:
The head is short and broad with a blunt snout. The dorsal skin, along with the thigh and tibia, is granulated, while the ventral skin is smooth. A transverse fold exists between the lower portions of the eyes. The eyes are large with rounded pupils, and the tympanum is hidden. The forelimbs are short with free fingers, and the tips of the fingers are swollen, forming distinct discs. The first finger is slightly shorter than the second. The hindlimbs are long with toes that are almost fully webbed, but the webbing does not quite reach the discs of the first and fifth toes.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It inhabits small, still waters and slow-moving waters in tropical moist forests. In Bangladesh, it is found in the hilly areas of the northeast and southeast regions and common in and around Madhabkunda area.
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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