''Uperodon'' is a genus of microhylid

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s. They occur in

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(Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, and Bangladesh) and Myanmar. ''Uperodon'' reached its current composition in 2016 when the genus Ramanella was brought into its

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. The common names of these frogs are globular frogs and balloon frogs in reference to their stout appearance, or dot frogs, the last specifically referring to the former Ramanella. ''Uperodon'' includes burrowing frogs that eat ants and termites.

Species

There are 12 recognized species: * '' Uperodon anamalaiensis'' (Rao, 1937) * '' Uperodon globulosus'' (Günther, 1864) * ''

Uperodon montanus ''Uperodon montanus'', also known as Jerdon's narrow-mouthed frog, Jerdon's ramanella, mountain dot frog, mountain globular frog, or Malabar Hill frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog (family Microhylidae) endemic to the Western Ghats of I ...

'' (Jerdon, 1853) * '' Uperodon mormoratus'' (Rao, 1937) * '' Uperodon nagaoi'' (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2001) * '' Uperodon obscurus'' (Günther, 1864) * '' Uperodon palmatus'' (Parker, 1934) * ''

Uperodon rohani ''Uperodon rohani'', commonly known as Rohan's globular frog, is a species of Microhylid frog. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Etymology It was named after Rohan Pethiyagoda, a scientist who is renowned for his works on Sri Lankan fishes and amph ...

'' Garg, Senevirathne, Wijayathilaka, Phuge, Deuti, Manamendra-Arachchi, Meegaskumbura, and Biju, 2018 * '' Uperodon systoma'' (Schneider, 1799) * ''

Uperodon taprobanicus ''Uperodon taprobanicus'', also known as the Sri Lankan bullfrog, Sri Lankan painted frog, Sri Lankan kaloula, Ceylon kaloula, Indian painted frog, or painted globular frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Nepal, Bangladesh, southe ...

'' (Parker, 1934) * ''

Uperodon triangularis ''Uperodon triangularis'' is a species of narrow-mouthed frog (family Microhylidae) found in southwestern India. They are endemic to the Western Ghats, where they are known to breed in water collected in tree hollows. The advertisement calls o ...

'' (Günther, 1876) * '' Uperodon variegatus'' (Stoliczka, 1872) The AmphibiaWeb also lists ''Uperodon minor'' Rao, 1937, which is considered

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of ''Uperodon anamalaiensis'' by the Amphibian Species of the World.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q745035 Microhylidae Amphibian genera Amphibians of Asia Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron