Pseudophilautus wynaadensis


Pseudophilautus wynaadensis, also known as the Waynad bush frog, common bush frog, tinkling frog, plain-colored bush frog, Malabar coast frog, or dark-eared bush frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.

Description

Pseudophilautus wynaadensis males measure in snout–vent length; a female measured SVL. The body is rather slender. Colouration varies, even within the same population, from uniform grey to brownish or reddish grey. The upper two-thirds of the tympanum is dark black. The dorsum has spinular projections.

Distribution

It is found widely in southern Western Ghats from the regions of Coorg and Wayanad to Periyar, on both sides of the Palakkad Gap.

Habitat

Pseudophilautus wynaadensis is associated with the understorey of tropical moist evergreen forest and shrubland, as well as secondary forest and cultivated land. It is among the most common bush frogs in the area, and a dominant one in wayside vegetation and urban areas. It is nocturnal and arboreal.