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Western tree frog : ウィキペディア英語版 | Western tree frog
The western tree frog (''Polypedates occidentalis'') is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family endemic to India.〔Das, I., & Dutta, S.K. (2006). New Species of ''Polypedates'' (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from the Western Ghats, Southwest India. ''Journal of Herpetology'' 40(2):214-220.〕 ==Description== This tree frog is characterized in having an obtusely pointed snout, a large tympanum, a prominent fold from the back of the eye to the shoulder,and an hourglass pattern on the dorsum terminating in the shape of a trident; in breeding season, the male possesses nuptial pads on first and second fingers.〔Gururaja, K.V. (2012). ''Pictorial Guide to Frogs and Toads of Western Ghats.'' Gubbi Labs.〕 This frog is closely related to ''Polypedates cruciger'' from Sri Lanka and ''P. pseudocruciger'' from Western Ghats. However, it is diagnosed by the following characters, apart from the ones listed above. Adult male size is up to 55.1 mm, the vomerine teeth are set obliquely between the choanae, the fingers have rudimentary webbing, no dermal fold is found along the forearm, the webbing on toe III reaches the disks at tips of the digits, conical lingual papillae are absent, the skin of forehead is free, the snout lacks a dermal flap, and the heel lacks a cutaneous spur.〔
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