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Scientific Name: Theloderma asperum
Synonym: Lxalus asper, Rhacophorus asperrimus (Currently unaccepted)
English Name: Pied Warty Tree Frog, Hill Garden Bug-eyed Frog, Bird Poop Frog, Warty Tree Frog
Local/Bangla Name: Pakhir Bishthha Bang (পাখির বিষ্ঠা ব্যাঙ)
Photo: tovb tunweera (iNaturalist)
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Description:
Theloderma asperum is a small frog with a head that is broader than the body and slightly wider than long. The snout is rounded and slightly longer than the diameter of the eye, with nostrils positioned closer to the tip of the snout than to the eye. The tympanum is prominent and large, while there is no supratympanic fold present. The skin on the back and sides is rough, characterized by small conical warts or tubercles. Its arms are of moderate length, featuring hands with rudimentary webbing at the base, and the legs are also moderately sized.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It inhabits forest floors, freshwater wetlands, ponds, ditches, canals etc. It is distributed in the Sylhet and Chittagong Hill Tract regions of Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater, terrestrial
Other References:
DNA Barcodes from Bangladesh
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Other DNA Barcodes & Nucleutide Sequences
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