Microhyla kodial

Mangaluru narrow-mouthed frog
	Mangaluru narrow-mouthed frog.;
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Microhylidae
Genus:	Microhyla
Species:	M. kodial
Binomial name
	Microhyla kodial; Vineeth et al., 2018

Microhyla kodial, the Mangaluru narrow-mouthed frog, is a frog species belongs to family Microhylidae. It is likely endemic to a small portion of India, and was discovered in the urban part of Mangalore. This new discovery was published at international journal Zootaxa on Tuesday May 16, 2018.[1]

Description

Microhyla kodial is a very small species with a snout to vent length of about 16.9-17.4mm in male and 18.0 to 20.4mm in female. Its snout is rounded in ventral and dorsal view, the canthus rostralis is indistinct and the snout protrudes beyond mouth in ventral view. Vertebral stripes are absent along with the absence of superciliary tubercles.

Dorsal view.

Distribution and habitat

The exact distribution of M. kodial is uncertain, but it is believed to be restricted to a small geographical area around Mangalore on the west coast of India, where its typical habitat is marshy vegetation with open grassland with herbs and shrubs.[1][2] However, it is not closely related to any of the native Indian Microhyla species, and genetic analysis indicates that its closest relatives are Microhyla species in Southeast Asia. The area in which it was found is also known to have formerly been a dumping area for imported timber. Thus, it has been speculated that M. kodial is actually native to Southeast Asia and was introduced to India on timber shipments, where it established a small population.[1]

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References

Zootaxa. "A new species of Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Microhylidae) from West Coast of India: an integrative taxonomic approach". Zootaxa. 4420. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4420.2.1.
"Microhyla kodial".

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[:0-1] Zootaxa. "A new species of Microhyla Tschudi, 1838 (Anura: Microhylidae) from West Coast of India: an integrative taxonomic approach". Zootaxa. 4420. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4420.2.1.

[2] "Microhyla kodial".