Uperodon | |
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Uperodon systoma | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Microhylidae |
Subfamily: | Microhylinae |
Genus: | Uperodon Duméril & Bibron, 1841 |
Species | |
12 species (see text) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Uperodon is a genus of microhylid frogs.[1][2] They occur in South Asia (Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh) and Myanmar.[1][2] Uperodon reached its current composition in 2016 when the genus Ramanella was brought into its synonymy.[3] The common names of these frogs are globular frogs and balloon frogs[1] in reference to their stout appearance,[4] or dot frogs, the last specifically referring to the former Ramanella.[1]
Uperodon includes burrowing frogs that eat ants and termites.[4][5]
There are 12 recognized species:[1]
The AmphibiaWeb also lists Uperodon minor Rao, 1937,[2] which is considered synonym of Uperodon anamalaiensis by the Amphibian Species of the World.[1]