''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'' (Jerdon, 1853) * '' Uperodon mormoratus'' (Rao, 1937) * '' Uperodon nagaoi'' (Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2001) * '' Uperodon obscurus'' (Günther, 1864) * '' Uperodon palmatus'' (Parker, 1934) * '' Uperodon rohani'' Garg, Senevirathne, Wijayathilaka, Phuge, Deuti, Manamendra-Arachchi, Meegaskumbura, and Biju, 2018 * '' Uperodon systoma'' (Schneider, 1799) * '' Uperodon taprobanicus'' (Parker, 1934) * '' Uperodon triangularis'' (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

Microhylidae Amphibian genera Amphibians of Asia Taxa named by André Marie Constant Duméril Taxa named by Gabriel Bibron {{Microhylidae-stub