Indirana longicrus

The Kempholey bubble-nest frog', rough-skinned frog, Rao's bush frog, or Kempholey leaping frog (Indirana longicrus) is a frog. It lives in India in the Western Ghat mountains.[2][3][1]

Indirana longicrus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Genus: Indirana
Species:
I. longicrus
Binomial name
Indirana longicrus
(Rao, 1937)
Synonyms[2]
  • Philautus longicrus Rao, 1937
  • Philautus crnri Dutta, 1985
  • Philautus cruri Duellman, 1993
  • Indirana longicrus Bossuyt and Dubois, 20011987

People have seen this frog 200 meters above sea level. Scientists think this frog probably lays eggs on wet rights, like other frogs in Indirana.[2][1]

Scientists think this frog might be in some danger from people cutting down trees to make farms.[1]

References
  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Kempholey Bubble-nest Frog: Indirana longicrus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T58313A166101402. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T58313A166101402.en. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. "Indirana longicrus (Rao, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  3. "Indirana longicrus (Rao, 1937)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
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