"Khassya [Khasi Hills] and Assam, eastern Himalayan region" [India]
TADPOLE
KNOWN LOCALITIES
[Cameron Highlands], [Genting]
LIFE HISTORY
Inhabits upper hill to montane forests. Males can be heard calling from within dense vegetation and are often hard to detect by sight. Changes colour from whitish-blue to brown when handled.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Least Concern (LC)
DISTRIBUTION
India, China, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos
SNOUT-VENT-LENGTH
Snout pointed, strongly projecting in profile
TYMPANUM
Distinct, about 1/2 eye diameter
SKIN
Skin smooth above; granular below; throat smooth; a fringe of skin on outer finger which reaches the elbow; another along the outer toe to tarsus forming a free flap; a small transverse flap below the vent.
DORSAL COLOR
Variable from pale green to orangy brown, speckled with very fine blue-black dots. Upper arm orange-yellow; outermost finger and toe greyish; with or without a dark patch on each side behind the arm, followed by a small round spot.
VENTRAL
Sides, belly and undersurface of thighs, arms and throat yellow; all (except the outermost finger) and finger disks yellow; web between toes orange-red.
DIGITS
Finger tips expanded into broad disks, the outer ones equal to tympanum size, inner one smaller but distinct
