Clinotarsus curtipes (Jerdon, 1853) - Bicoloured Frog

Subspecies in India

This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)
 

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This species is uncommon. It inhabits inland wetlands and tropical forests in the Western Ghats of India, at the heights of 500m- 2,000m asl.

 

 

Conservation Status:

This species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/)

According to the IUCN Red List assessment, the population of this species is declining, and its current population size is unknown. Its Extent of Occurrence is not much greater than 20,000 sq km. The primary threat to its persistence comes from habitat disturbance due to agriculture and wood harvesting. Another threat to this species is getting roadkilled during migration.
 

 

 

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka12111
Kerala1233311
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra2231
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total12424254121
  • Jerdon, T. C. 1853. Catalogue of reptiles inhabiting the Peninsula of India. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 22: 522–534.
  • Tapley, Benjamin & Babburjung Purushotham, Chetana. (2011). Fighting behaviour in the Bicoloured frog Clinotarsus (Rana) curtipes Jerdon, 1854.. Herpetology Notes. 4. 353. 

Page citation

Anonymous 2024. Clinotarsus curtipes (Jerdon, 1853) – Bicoloured Frog. In Gosavi, N., A. Bayani, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 1.05. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianamphibians.org/clinotarsus-curtipes, accessed 2024/10/13.