Indian Painted Frog

Current Context : Recently, a rare Indian Painted Frog was spotted at Telangana’s Kawal Tiger Reserve.

ABOUT INDIAN PAINTED FROG

• It is also known as ‘Sri Lankan bullfrog’ or ‘painted globular frog’.
• It is a narrow-mouthed frog that is part of the Microhylidae family.
• Scientific Name: Uperodon taprobanicus
• Distribution: It is found in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, southern and eastern India, and Nepal up to an altitude of about 1300 metres.
• In India : West Bengal, Odisha, Assam, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh.
• IUCN Red List: Least Concern

ABOUT KAWAL TIGER RESERVE:

• Location : Northeastern part of Telangana (Old Adilabad district),
• It forms part of the Deccan peninsula-central highlands.
• Rivers: Godavari and Kadam, which flow towards the south of the sanctuary.
• Corridor: It has connectivity to the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve of Maharashtra in the north and to the Indravati Tiger Reserve of Chhattisgarh towards its north-eastern side.
• Vegetation: Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest.

Flora: Teak is found extensively, along with Bamboo.