Raorchestes glandulosus (Jerdon 1853)

Description: English: an endmic frog from india. Date: 16 August 2016 (upload date). Source: Own work. Author: Davidvraju.

This frog is seen with a pale green dorsum as opposed to this( breeding season changes perhaps): www.flickr.com/photos/vipinbaliga/7423716926/in/set-72157...Listed as Vulnerable because its Extent of Occurrence is less than 20,000 km2, its distribution is severely fragmented, and there is continuing decline in the extent and quality of its habitat. (Source: www.iucnredlist.org/details/58847/0)Reproductive mode in the shrub frog Philautus glandulosus, an article here: www.iisc.ernet.in/currsci/feb102003/283.pdf

Found this beautiful little froggy in my village last night... :-)

2 short video clips goes here:Calling: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNbh5T4IF_Y&feature=plcpVocal Sac Deflating: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FuCKJSZpj8&feature=context-cha :-)

This is from my previous year's collection. His calling was interrupted when I accidentally brushed against the plant he was perched on. :-)