Abstract |
A new species of the oriental shrub frog genus Philautus is described from Kakkayam Reserve Forest of Calicut district,br> Kerala state, in the southern Western Ghats. This species is distinguished from congeners by the combination of characters such as body small, elongate, squat and flat; head arched, wider than long; snout short rounded, equal or sub equal to diameter of eye; canthus rostralis rounded; tympanum indistinct but visible; eyes protruding, pupil with striking golden yellow dentition like marks; belly granular; vocal sac unpigmented; fleshy brown to cream yellow dorsum with two distinct golden yellow lateral bands bordered by dark brown from upper eyelid to the posterior part of flanks. A description of the advertisement calls and ecology and natural history notes are also provided for the new species which so far is only known from the type locality.
Key words : Philautus ochlandrae sp.nov., shrub frogs, Western Ghats, Ochlandra setigera Gamble, advertisement calls
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