Kaloula taprobanica
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The Sri Lankan Painted Frog or Sri Lankan Bullfrog Kaloula taprobanica is a species of narrow-mouthed frog
found in Bangladesh
, southern and eastern India
and Sri Lanka
up to an altitude of 1,300 m. It is a common species, which is up to 75 mm long from snout to vent. It was originally described as a subspecies of Kaloula pulchra, ssp. taprobanica.
Microhylidae
Microhylidae is a geographically widespread family of frogs. There are 413 species in 69 genera and nine subfamilies, which is the largest number of genera of any frog family.-Description:...
found in Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
, southern and eastern India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
up to an altitude of 1,300 m. It is a common species, which is up to 75 mm long from snout to vent. It was originally described as a subspecies of Kaloula pulchra, ssp. taprobanica.