Elegant Bubble-nest Frog
Micrixalus elegans
Micrixalus elegans also known as "Elegant Dancing Frog" is a species of frog in the family Micrixalidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India, and occurs between the Palakkad Gap and Goa Gap in the states of Kerala and Karnataka. Micrixalus elegans is one of the Micrixalus species showing "foot-flagging" behaviour, hence the common name elegant dancing frog was proposed. Other common names are elegant torrent frog and elegant bush frog.
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Description
Males measure 13–15.5 mm (0.51–0.61 in) and females 17.7–21 mm (0.70–0.83 in) in snout–vent length. The dorsum is uniformly reddish brown, with scattered yellowish grey spots. The sides of the head are distinctly dark blackish brown. The dorsal surfaces of the limbs are reddish brown with dark brown bands. Males of this species show "foot-flagging" behaviour, stretching the entire hing leg away from the body, that they occasionally conduct, along with calling. Males may also engage in male-male combats, kicking each other.
Range & habitat
Its natural habitats are tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It prefers damp leaf litter by fast-flowing forest streams. This species was for a long time only known from the holotype, which is probably lost. However, it was rediscovered in 2010 and found to be relatively common; the small adult size of this species might have led researchers to mistake them as juveniles of another species. Classified as "data deficient" before its rediscovery, the species is now known from several localities, some of them in or near protected areas.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and conservation”
What it does
The typical diet of Micrixalus elegans is a mixture of crickets, roaches, and mealworms.
Wikipedia: “Diet and nutrition”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 26099.