Painted Globular Frog

The painted globular frog, also called the Indian painted frog, is a plump narrow-mouthed frog reaching about 75mm from snout to vent, females slightly larger than males. The back is greyish-black with a symmetrical pattern of reddish-brown patches on each side, including a band from behind the eye to the base of the arm. The underparts are pale yellowish-grey mottled with black or brown (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is fossorial, spending the day buried in leaf litter, loose soil or under fallen logs, though it can also climb into trees. The eggs float on the water surface in a single layer. It occurs in Nepal, Bangladesh, southern and eastern India and Sri Lanka up to about 1,300m, and is most common in southern India and Sri Lanka. In breeding season males develop a dark throat patch.