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ABSTRACT |
CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 90, NO. 3, 10 FEBRUARY 2006
Received 2 May 2005; revised accepted 10 October 2005
Direct development in amphibians bypassing intermediary tadpole stage has behavioural evolutionary and ecological significance. This paper presents direct development in Philautus cf. leucorhinus, while comparing with other congeners of the Western Ghats. |
Keywords: Amphibians, direct development, Philautus cf. leucorhinus , shrub frogs, Western Ghats.
 Common toad_Bufo melanostictus |
 Brown torrent frog_Micrixalus saxicola |
 Marbled Toad_ Bufo stomaticus |
 Brown leaping frog_Indirana semipalmatus |
 Dobsons burrowing frog_Sphaerotheca dobsonii |
 Bicoloured frog_Rana curtipes |