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Uperodon
Uperodon systoma
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Amphibia
Order:
Anura
Family:
Microhylidae
Subfamily:
Microhylinae
Genus:
Uperodon Duméril & Bibron, 1841
Species
12 species (see text)
Synonyms[1]
Hyperodon Agassiz, 1846
Cacopus Günther, 1864
Pachybatrachus Keferstein, 1868
Ramanella Rao and Ramanna, 1925
Uperodon is a genus of microhylid frogs.[1][2] They occur in South Asia (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh) and Myanmar.[1][2]Uperodon reached its current composition in 2016 when the genus Ramanella was brought into its synonymy.[3] The common names of these frogs are globular frogs and balloon frogs[1] in reference to their stout appearance,[4] or dot frogs, the last specifically referring to the former Ramanella.[1]
Uperodon includes burrowing frogs that eat ants and termites.[4][5]
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^ abBoulenger, G. A. (1890). Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 495–497.
^Das, I. (1996). "Resource use and foraging tactics in a south Indian amphibian community" (PDF). Journal of South Asian Natural History. 2 (1): 1–30.
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