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    • Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis
    • Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis microspinulata
  • English
    • Common skittering frog

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Observer

hari2

Date

Jun 7, 2009 09:18 PM IST

Place

Karianshola, Top Slip, Tamil Nadu, India (Google, OSM)

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What

Common skittering frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis

Observer

vijaybarve

Date

Dec 31, 2007

Description

Seen in artificial pool made for aquatic plants.

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Observer

ninad

Date

May 4, 2011

Place

agumbe (Google, OSM)

Description

Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis is sps of Pond frog found in western ghats of India .

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Observer

nuruldvm

Date

Jan 26, 2012

Description

We found the species in a small water lodging place near a paddy field.

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What

Common skittering frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis

Observer

briangratwicke

Date

the past

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Common skittering frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis

Observer

benjamin

Date

Aug 7, 2010

Description

Several males observed calling in a pool in the forest.

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What

Common skittering frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis

Observer

benjamin

Date

Jul 4, 2010

Place

Agumbe (Google, OSM)

Description

Several individuals observed calling from the middle of a pond in a paddy field. Males were observed fighting with off other males who strayed into their territories.

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Description from Wikipedia

The Indian Skipper frog or Skittering frog (Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis) is a common frog found in South Asia. They are slimy and are often seen at the edge of bodies of water with their eyes above the water. They noisily move away from the shore when disturbed, giving them their common name. They are rarely seen outside water.

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Conservation Summary

    Source: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on 10 November 2011.