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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
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| status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{Cite iucn | author = Ray, Pranjalendu | author2 = Dutta, Sushil |name-list-style=amp | title = ''Amolops jaunsari'' | volume = 2004 | page = e.T58211A11748508 | date = 2004 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58211A11748508.en }}</ref>
| image=
| taxon = Amolops jaunsari
| authority = Ray, 1992<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ray |first1=P. |year=1992 |title=Two new hill-stream frogs of the genus ''Amolops'' Cope (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) from Uttar Pradesh (India) |journal=Indian Journal of Forestry |volume=15 |pages=346–350 }}</ref>
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=Frost/>
| range_map = {{Location map | India
| relief = yes
| caption =
| alt = Type locality in Uttarakhand, India
| lat_deg = 30.702
| lon_deg = 077.893
}}
| range_map_caption = ''Amolops jaunsari'' is only known from near [[Chakrata]] in northern India
}}
'''''Amolops jaunsari''''', also known as the '''Jaunsar stream frog'''<ref name=Frost/><ref name="Lost Amphibians of India"/> or '''Jaunsar's torrent frog''',<ref name="Venkataraman et al. 2013"/> is a species of [[frog]] [[endemic]] to [[India]]. It is only known from its [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] near [[Chakrata]] in [[Uttarakhand]] (formerly [[Uttar Pradesh]]).<ref name=Frost/><ref name="Lost Amphibians of India"/><ref name="Venkataraman et al. 2013"/> It was [[species description|described]] based on a single specimen collected in 1985 and has not been recorded ever since.<ref name="Lost Amphibians of India"/>

==Description==
''Amolops jaunsari'' is a relatively small species of ''Amolops''. The head is wider than it is long. The eyes are relatively large. The [[Tympanum (anatomy)|tympanum]] is distinct and the supratympanic fold is present. The fingers have distinct terminal discs. The toe discs are similar to the fingers ones. The [[Dorsum (anatomy)|dorsum]] is dark olive green. The upper lip has light brown and lighter spots. The [[Iris (anatomy)|iris]] is golden brown. A blackish band runs from the eye to the [[sacrum]]. The limbs have dark and light brown crossbars. The throat and the anterior part of the breast have dark brown mottling.<ref name="Venkataraman et al. 2013"/>

==Habitat and conservation==
''Amolops jaunsari'' is a semi-aquatic species that occurs in small hill-streams<ref name="Venkataraman et al. 2013"/> at an elevation of about {{convert|1062|m|abbr=on}} [[above sea level]].<ref name="Lost Amphibians of India"/> The threats to this poorly-known species are unknown.<ref name=IUCN/>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ranidae/Amolops/Amolops-jaunsari |title=''Amolops jaunsari'' Ray, 1992 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2019 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="Lost Amphibians of India">{{cite web |url=http://www.lostspeciesindia.org/LAI2/wanted.php |title=Wanted species |work=Lost! Amphibians of India |publisher=Department of Environmental Biology, University of Delhi |access-date=27 April 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="Venkataraman et al. 2013">{{cite book |editor1-last=Venkataraman| editor1-first= K.| editor2-last= Chattopadhyay| editor2-first= A.| editor3-last=Subramanian| editor3-first= K.A. |name-list-style=amp | date= 2013| title= Endemic Animals of India (Vertebrates) |publisher=Zoological Survey of India| location=Kolkata |pages=235+26 plates | url= https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301693197 }} [''Amolops chakrataensis'': p. 98–99]</ref>
}}

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[[Category:Amolops|jaunsari]]
[[Category:Frogs of India]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of India]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 1992]]

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