Common Tree Frog
Polypedates teraiensis
26.1806, 91.7539
Field Notes
Description:
The Perching frog, six-lined tree frog, or Terai tree frog (Polypedates teraiensis) is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is found in eastern Nepal, eastern, peninsular, and northeastern India (West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Sikkim, also reported for Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh) and Bangladesh, into adjacent Myanmar, and possibly into adjacent China.
Habitat:
Most of the species are arboreal and this may include reproducing in trees. Was spotted in Guwahati, Assam, India within a School Garden beside a wetland.
Notes:
Mating frogs, while in amplexus, hold onto a branch, and beat their legs to form a foam. The eggs are laid in the foam, and covered with seminal fluid, before the foam hardens into a protective casing. In some species, this is done in a large group. The foam is laid above a water source, so the tadpoles fall into the water once they hatch.
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