Novel reproductive mode in a torrent frog Micrixalus saxicola (Jerdon) from the Western Ghats, India

Kotambylu Vasudeva Gururaja

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2642.1.4

Novel reproductive mode in a torrent frog Micrixalus saxicola (Jerdon) from the Western Ghats, India

Kotambylu Vasudeva Gururaja

Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design & Technology, Bengaluru

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Abstract

Reproductive modes in anurans are highly diverse despite external fertilization being a constraint. There are 39 reproductive modes documented so far (Wells, 2007). An apparently new reproductive mode is reported in a torrent frog, Micrixalus saxicola, an endemic and ancient anuran frog of the Western Ghats, considering the type of cavity made inside the lotic water body, involvement of the female in digging the cavity and concealing the eggs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	45-52
Number of pages	8
Journal	Zootaxa
Issue number	2642
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2642.1.4
Publication status	Published - 12-10-2010

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

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Novel reproductive mode in a torrent frog Micrixalus saxicola (Jerdon) from the Western Ghats, India

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