Amphibians of Doon Valley (Dehra Dun, Uttarakhand) with Their Systematics, Distribution, Ecology, Conservation Status and Threats - Aquatic Ecosystem: Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation - page 216

Uttarakhand
Dehra Dun, Tehri, Pauri, Uttarkashi, Nainital,
Almora and Pithoragarh. Corbett Tiger Reserve,
Gobind Pashu Vihar and Rajaji National Park.

Diagnostic Characters

Adult
Tympanum distinct, shorter than eye diameter;
1st finger slightly longer than 2nd, 3rd the
longest, 4th the shortest and almost equal to
2nd, sub-articular tubercle well developed;
toes almost half webbed, outer metatarsal
tubercle small and round, inner long; skin rough
with warts and longitudinal ridges above,
smooth below, anal region and posterior of
thigh glandular.
Colouration: Grey, brownish or olivaceous
with darker spots above, sometimes with a broad
or narrow yellowish vertebral band, limbs with
irregular crossbars, under surface whitish.
Sexual Dimorphism: Male smaller, throat
with two dark blotches which may be connected
and a pair of vocal sacs forming loose folds.
Size: 6.4 cm in snout to vent length.

India
Throughout. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,
Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh,
Manipur, Nagaland, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil
Nadu (Thiruvannamalai), West Bengal and
Western Ghats.

Elsewhere
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Iran, Malaysia, Nepal,
Pakistan (Baluchistan), Sri Lanka and Viet Nam.
Thailand (might be introduced).

Habitat and Ecology
A very aquatic species found in marshes, pools and
various other wetlands within a variety of habitat
types where adults may be found basking at the edge
of the water bodies and males calling from within
the water. It may be found in modifi ed habitats, usu-
ally where suitable wetland habitat is available.

Tadpole
Head and body slender or somewhat oval with a
long and less pigmented tail, body cream-
coloured body.

Conservation Status
IUCN Red List: Least Concern.

Distribution
Found from sea level up to 2,500 m asl.

Threats
There are no major threats to this species as a
whole. The species is locally threatened by pollu-
tion of aquatic habitats (generally through the use
of agrochemicals) and the drainage (wetland rec-
lamation) and desiccation of wetlands.
Genus: Fejervarya Bolkay, 1915
Subgenus: Rana Linnaeus, 1758

Localities in Doon Valley
Eastern Doon Valley: Rajaji National Park
( partim ).
Western Doon Valley: Asan Reservoir,
Seepage nala, Asan River above Kunja Grant and
below its barrage at Dhalipur and Jhivaredi,
Shimla road and Bhure-Shah nala, Timli.

Uttarakhand
Dehra Dun, Tehri, Pauri, Uttarkashi, Nainital
and Almora. Gobind Pashu Vihar and Rajaji
National Park.

Fejervarya limnocharis
(Gravenhorst, 1829)

English Names
Asian Grass Frog, Boie's Wart Frog, Common
Pond Frog, Cricket Frog, Field Frog, Grass Frog,
Indian Cricket Frog, Indian Rice Frog, Marsh
Frog, Paddy-Field Frog, Paddy Frog, Ricefi eld
Frog, Rice Frog, Terrestrial Frog, Wart Frog and
White-Lined Frog.

India
All over the plains and Himalaya up to 2,500 m.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal
Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan
and West Bengal.