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The Sri Lankan painted frog

Kaloula taprobanica

Photo by Pradeep Kumar
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Field Notes

Description:

The Sri Lankan painted frog is native to Sri Lanka but also to India, Bangladesh and Nepal. It is a fossorial species, spending the day buried in the leaf litter, in loose soil or under fallen logs, but can also climb into the branches of trees. The habitats it prefers include dry forests, coconut and rubber plantations, wetlands, rice fields and disturbed areas close to dwellings.

Species ID Suggestions

painted frog

Kaloula taprobanica

Comments (21)

Great spotting
Lovely specimen! Congratulations. :-)
Banded means bands. This has a mottled pattern. I think this is closer to Beddome's toad Duttaphrynus beddomii https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bufo_beddomii#
I am guessing banded bullfrog (Kaloula pulchra) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_bullfrog

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