Its vomerine teeth form two oblique groups extending a little beyond the hind edge of the choanse. Its habit is stout. The head is short, with a rounded snout; the occiput is swollen, and the interorbital space is narrower than the upper eyelid. The tympanum is distinct, about two-thirds the diameter of the eye. The fingers are moderate and obtuse, with the first extending much beyond second, nearly as long as third; the toes are moderate, obtuse, and half-webbed; the subarticular tubercles are moderate, with the inner metatarsal tubercle being very large, sharp-edged, shovel-shaped, and longer than the inner toe; no outer tubercle or tarsal fold is present. The hind limbs are short, and the tibiotarsal articulation reaches the axilla or the tympanum. The skin above is smooth or granulate, with some scattered tubercles or short, interrupted longitudinal folds; a strong fold runs from the eye to the shoulder; the belly and lower surfaces of thighs are granulate. In color, it is light brown or olive above, with darker spots or marblings, often a light vertebral band, and sometimes another on the upper side of each flank; the throats of males are blackish, and those of females are usually brown-spotted. The male has two well-developed internal subgular vocal sacs.[3]
From snout to vent, it averages 2.5 inches.
It is found in the drier regions of India from the Punjab and Sind to southern India and Sri Lanka. In the Himalayas, it occurs up to about 7000 feet. The structure of the hind limbs enables this frog to burrow in the ground for about 1.5 feet.
Habitatedit
The habitat ranges from dry, arid land to moist, deciduous forest. The microhabitat in which this frog is found includes leaf litter or under rocks, in crevices or in open spaces in arid areas.
Referencesedit
^Ohler, A.; Khan, M.S.; van Dijk, P.P.; Wogan, G.; Dutta, S.; Inger, R.F.; Kumar Shrestha, T.; Manamendra-Arachchi, K. & de Silva, A. (2016) [errata version of 2004 assessment]. "Sphaerotheca breviceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58755A86145885. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58755A11837725.en.
^Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Sphaerotheca breviceps (Schneider, 1799)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
^Boulenger, G. A. (1890) Fauna of British India. Reptilia and Batrachia
External linksedit
Sphaerotheca breviceps at AmphibiaWeb
at Global Amphibians Assessment
February 26, 2024
indian, burrowing, frog, sphaerotheca, breviceps, species, frog, found, south, asia, bangladesh, pakistan, nepal, india, lanka, myanmar, conservation, statusleast, concern, iucn, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, chordataclass. The Indian burrowing frog Sphaerotheca breviceps is a species of frog found in South Asia Bangladesh Pakistan Nepal India Sri Lanka and in Myanmar 2 Indian burrowing frogConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Scientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass AmphibiaOrder AnuraFamily DicroglossidaeGenus SphaerothecaSpecies S brevicepsBinomial nameSphaerotheca breviceps Schneider 1799 SynonymsTomopterna breviceps Contents 1 Description 2 Habitat 3 References 4 External linksDescription editIts vomerine teeth form two oblique groups extending a little beyond the hind edge of the choanse Its habit is stout The head is short with a rounded snout the occiput is swollen and the interorbital space is narrower than the upper eyelid The tympanum is distinct about two thirds the diameter of the eye The fingers are moderate and obtuse with the first extending much beyond second nearly as long as third the toes are moderate obtuse and half webbed the subarticular tubercles are moderate with the inner metatarsal tubercle being very large sharp edged shovel shaped and longer than the inner toe no outer tubercle or tarsal fold is present The hind limbs are short and the tibiotarsal articulation reaches the axilla or the tympanum The skin above is smooth or granulate with some scattered tubercles or short interrupted longitudinal folds a strong fold runs from the eye to the shoulder the belly and lower surfaces of thighs are granulate In color it is light brown or olive above with darker spots or marblings often a light vertebral band and sometimes another on the upper side of each flank the throats of males are blackish and those of females are usually brown spotted The male has two well developed internal subgular vocal sacs 3 From snout to vent it averages 2 5 inches It is found in the drier regions of India from the Punjab and Sind to southern India and Sri Lanka In the Himalayas it occurs up to about 7000 feet The structure of the hind limbs enables this frog to burrow in the ground for about 1 5 feet Habitat editThe habitat ranges from dry arid land to moist deciduous forest The microhabitat in which this frog is found includes leaf litter or under rocks in crevices or in open spaces in arid areas References edit Ohler A Khan M S van Dijk P P Wogan G Dutta S Inger R F Kumar Shrestha T Manamendra Arachchi K amp de Silva A 2016 errata version of 2004 assessment Sphaerotheca breviceps IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2004 e T58755A86145885 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2004 RLTS T58755A11837725 en Frost Darrel R 2014 Sphaerotheca breviceps Schneider 1799 Amphibian Species of the World an Online Reference Version 6 0 American Museum of Natural History Retrieved 2 March 2014 Boulenger G A 1890 Fauna of British India Reptilia and BatrachiaExternal links editSphaerotheca breviceps at AmphibiaWeb Sphaerotheca breviceps at Global Amphibians Assessment Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Indian burrowing frog amp oldid 1208933682, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
