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The '''Long-legged Cricket frog''' (''Fejervarya syhadrensis'', syn. ''Limnonectes syhadrensis''), also called the '''Syhadra frog''', is a [[true frog]] species of the [[Ranidae]] family and widely distributed in the [[Western Ghats]], peninsular [[India]], [[Pakistan]] and [[Nepal]].<ref name="kks02">Kadadevaru, G.G., Kanamadi, R.D., Schneider, H. (2002) ''Advertisement call, courtship and mating behaviour of the frog, Limnonectes syhadrensis from Western Ghats, India.'' Curent Science, Vol. 82, No. 5: 503-505 [http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/mar102002/503.pdf pdf online]</ref>
The '''Long-legged Cricket frog''' (''Fejervarya syhadrensis'', syn. ''Limnonectes syhadrensis''), also called the '''Syhadra frog''', is a [[true frog]] species of the [[Ranidae]] family and native to the [[Western Ghats]], peninsular [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Nepal]] and [[Bangladesh]]. In view of its wide distribution, it is listed as ''Least Concern'' by [[IUCN]].<ref name="iucn2010">Dutta, S., Sengupta, S., Uddin Sarker, S., Sharif Khan, M. (2004) ''Fejervarya syhadrensis''. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2.</ref>

== Description ==
The Long-legged Cricket frog is a small-sized frog. Females reach a snout to vent length (svl) of 20.7–22.8 mm. Males are smaller with a svl of 17.5- 19.1 mm.<ref name="kks02">Kadadevaru, G.G., Kanamadi, R.D., Schneider, H. (2002) ''Advertisement call, courtship and mating behaviour of the frog, Limnonectes syhadrensis from Western Ghats, India.'' Current Science, Vol. 82, No. 5: 503-505 [http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/mar102002/503.pdf pdf online]</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

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Long-legged Cricket frog
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F. syhadrensis
Binomial name
Fejervarya syhadrensis
(Annandale, 1919)

The Long-legged Cricket frog (Fejervarya syhadrensis, syn. Limnonectes syhadrensis), also called the Syhadra frog, is a true frog species of the Ranidae family and native to the Western Ghats, peninsular India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. In view of its wide distribution, it is listed as Least Concern by IUCN.[1]

Description

The Long-legged Cricket frog is a small-sized frog. Females reach a snout to vent length (svl) of 20.7–22.8 mm. Males are smaller with a svl of 17.5- 19.1 mm.[2]

References

  1. ^ Dutta, S., Sengupta, S., Uddin Sarker, S., Sharif Khan, M. (2004) Fejervarya syhadrensis. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2.
  2. ^ Kadadevaru, G.G., Kanamadi, R.D., Schneider, H. (2002) Advertisement call, courtship and mating behaviour of the frog, Limnonectes syhadrensis from Western Ghats, India. Current Science, Vol. 82, No. 5: 503-505 pdf online