(Right now the "Previous" and "Next" doesn't maintain serial. We're working to getting it fixed,)
Scientific Name: Hylarana tytleri
English Name: Theobald’s Ranid Frog, Bengal Leaping Frog, Yellow-striped Frog
Local/Bangla Name: Pana Bang (পানা ব্যাঙ)
Photo: Satya Sidharth Das (iNaturalist)
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
Main 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.
