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Scientific Name: Microhyla berdmorei
English Name: Berdmore’s Narrow-mouthed Frog, Large Pygmy Frog,
Local/Bangla Name: Bado Laubichi Bang (বড় লাউ বিচি ব্যাঙ)
Photo: Tom Frisby (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Description:
The head is broad with a pointed snout. The skin is either smooth or covered with very small tubercles on the back and larger ones on the sides above the arms. The dorsal surface is olive-brown or purplish-brown, featuring a darker, light-edged, hourglass-shaped mark on the head and the anterior part of the back. The breast and belly are spotless and yellowish, while the throat is grey. The toes are fully webbed with swollen tips.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It is found in wetlands, along riverbanks, forest floor etc. In Bangladesh, it is found in the mixed-evergreen forests of hittagong and Sylhet region.
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.
