Walkerana diplosticta

Walkerana diplosticta
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Genus:	Walkerana
Species:	W. diplosticta
Binomial name
Walkerana diplosticta (Günther, 1876)
Synonyms[2]
Ixalus diplostictus Günther, 1876 Rana diplosticta Boulenger, 1882 Rana (Discodeles) diplosticta Boulenger, 1920 Indirana diplosticta Laurent, 1986 Ranixalus diplostictus Dubois, 1987 Indirana diplosticta Dubois, 1987 'Indirana diplosticta Daniels, 2005 Walkerana diplosticta Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye, and Molur, 2016 Sallywalkerana diplosticta Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye, and Molur, 2016

The Malabar Indian frog, rufous leaf-hopper frog, Günther's frog, spotted leaping frog, or spotted mountain leaping frog (Walkerana diplosticta) is a frog. It lives in India in the Western Ghat mountains.^[2][3][1]

This frog lives on the ground near streams on hills. This frog lives in forests and swamps. People see them sitting on rocks or in grassy places or on the dead leaves on the ground in the forest. People do not see this frog on farms. They see this frog between 90 and 1800 meters above sea level.^[1]

The female frog lays eggs on wet rocks.^[1]

This frog eats earthworms.^[1]

Scientists believe this frog is in some danger of dying out because people are changing the places where it lives. One of the places this frog lives is a protected park: Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. Every year, people take a religious trip to the part of India where the frog lives. These visitors can bother the frog. Bad chemicals can also kill this frog. Scientists also think climate change could hurt this frog. Because it lives high in mountains, the frog cannot move north when the weather gets hotter the way other animals could.^[1]

Scientists think the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis can also make this frog sick. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis causes the fungal disease chytridiomycosis.^[1]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Spotted Leaping Frog: Walkerana diplosticta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T58309A166100897. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T58309A166100897.en. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Frost, Darrel R. "Walkerana diplosticta (Günther, 1876)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
3. ↑ "Walkerana diplosticta (Günther, 1876)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 15, 2024.