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| status_system = IUCN3.1<br />
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| taxon = Fejervarya orissaensis<br />
| authority = (Dutta, 1997)<br />
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| synonyms = ''Limnonectes orissaensis'' <small>Dutta, 1997</small><br />
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'''''Fejervarya orissaensis''''' (common name: '''Orissa frog''') is a species of [[frog]] that is [[endemic]] to [[Orissa, India|Orissa]] state in eastern India. It is also found in [[Nepal]], [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], and [[Bangladesh]].<ref name=AMNH>{{BioRef|ASW6<br />
|title=''Fejervarya orissaensis'' (Dutta, 1997) <br />
|url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Dicroglossidae/Dicroglossinae/Fejervarya/Fejervarya-orissaensis<br />
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|title=''Fejervarya orissaensis'' (Dutta, 1997) <br />
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|url=https://amphibiaweb.org/species/5670<br />
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|title=Himalayan Toad: ''Fejervarya orissaensis''<br />
|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58283/166100097<br />
|article-number= e.T58283A166100097<br />
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|id=58283<br />
|year=2022<br />
|author1=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group<br />
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==Habitat==<br />
This frog is known from grasslands and farms that have ponds, streams, and other suitable wetlands nearby. It not only tolerates human-disturbed habitats but seems to prefer them. Scientists observed the frog no higher than {{cvt|700|m}} [[above sea level]].<ref name=Amph /><ref name=IUCN /><br />
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This frog has been found in many protected parks, for example [[Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary]], [[Simlipal Tiger Reserve]], [[Kanger Ghati National Park]], [[Rajaji National Park]], [[Sanjay National Park]], and [[Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary]].<ref name=IUCN /><br />
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==Reproduction==<br />
The female frog lays eggs in temporary pools of rainwater, where the tadpoles develop.<ref name=IUCN /><br />
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==Threats==<br />
The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. Its largest known threat is [[pollution]] from agrochemicals: fertilizers and pesticides.<ref name=IUCN /><br />
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[[Category:Fejervarya|orissaensis]]<br />
[[Category:Frogs of India]]<br />
[[Category:Frogs of Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic amphibians of India]]<br />
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