Kaloula assamensis, Das, Sengupta, Ahmed and Dutta, 2004

Deuti, Kaushik, Ray, Sukumar, Bag, Probhat & Dey, Swapan Kumar, 2017, Amphibians of the Duars area of Northern West Bengal, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (3), pp. 221-241 : 226

4. Kaloula assamensis (Das, Sengupta, Ahmed and

Dutta, 2004)

2004. Kaloula assamensis Das, Sengupta, Ahmed and

Dutta, Hamadryad., 29: 101-103.

Common Name: Assam Painted Frog (English).

Specimens examined: A 10590 and A 10591 from Bong basti forest village, Chilapata forest, Jalpaiguri district , West Bengal (26°35’834”N, 89°23.879”E) collected on

10.ix.2006 and 23.ix.2006 respectively. The measurements of the frogs collected are given below in millimeters: Biswas and Deuti, 2007a). Elsewhere from Orang National Park, Majbat, Sirajuli and Nameri Wildlife Sanctuary in Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Upper Assam and Bongaigaon district of lower Assam ( Talukdar, Soud and Deuti, 2007) besides from Pakke (Pakhui) Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh. Although Sengupta et al., (2009) mentioned that this species is restricted to the northern banks of the Brahmaputra River and the Bhutan foothills, Deuti et al., 2012 also reported it from Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar.

Size: 30-43 mm (snout-vent length).

Distinguishing features: A small-sized, colourful, stout-bodied, short-legged frog. Head is small, broader than long but indistinct from neck. Snout is rounded. The ear-drum is hidden. Eyes are quite large, pupil is circular. Inter-orbital region is flat. A distinct supra tympanic fold extends from the posterior corner of eyes to base of fore limb. Fingers are free of web, finger tips are slightly