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| Kaloula ghoshi Cherchi, 1954
adult male from Little Andaman Island (type locality).
in Chandramouli & Devi Prasad, 2018. tci-thaijo.org
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ABSTRACT
Taxonomic status of the Andamanese subspecies of Kaloula baleata i.e., Kaloula baleata ghoshi is re-evaluated based on a comparative analysis of morphological data from members of this species complex from different parts of Southeast Asia. The Andamanese population is shown to be a morphologically distinct, allopatric species deserving specific recognition similar to the recently recognized and named members of this species complex from other parts of Southeast Asia. Thus, the population in the Andaman Islands hitherto considered being a subspecies of Kaloula baleata is elevated to species status in the combination Kaloula ghoshi. Descriptive notes on morphology, distribution and natural history of this poorly known taxon are presented herein for the first time based on extensive field-surveys conducted in the Andaman Islands.
KEY WORDS: Kaloula, Andaman Islands, species complex, subspecies, elevation, allopatry, Java
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| FIGURE 4. (A) a calling male Kaloula ghoshi Cherchi, 1954 (arrow points at the absence of a bright inguinal blotch); (B) pair of K. ghoshi in amplexus; (C) Eggs of K. ghoshi. |
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| FIGURE 3. Lateral (A) and dorsal (B) views of an adult male Kaloula ghoshi Cherchi, 1954 from Little Andaman Island (type locality). |
Kaloula ghoshi Cherchi, 1954 stat. nov.
Natural history: It is nocturnal, semi-arboreal in habits and can often be seen on the ground among leaf litter, surface of tree trunks and in tree holes in primary evergreen, secondary and littoral forests. To a certain extent, it also occurs close to human habitation. ....
Kaloula baleata ghoshi Cherchi, 1954
Kaloula pulchra ghoshi (sic!) – Das (1994: 45)
Kaloula baleata (non Bombinator baleatus Müller, 1836) – Das et al. (2004: 105, 109) part
Kaloula baleata ghoshi – Das & Dutta (1998); Das (1999); Chandramouli et al. (2015: 49 –52)
Kaloula baleata goshi (sic!) – Chan et al. (2013: 329); Chan et al. (2014: 569)
....Natural history: It is nocturnal, semi-arboreal in habits and can often be seen on the ground among leaf litter, surface of tree trunks and in tree holes in primary evergreen, secondary and littoral forests. To a certain extent, it also occurs close to human habitation. ....
Sumaithangi Rajagopalan Chandramouli and Venkataraman Kattuputhur Devi Prasad. 2018. Taxonomic Status of the Endemic Andaman Bullfrog Kaloula baleata ghoshi Cherchi, 1954 (Anura: Microhylidae) with Notes on Distribution and Natural History. Tropical Natural History. 18(1); 40-53. tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tnh/article/view/117469
