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| taxon = Indirana bhadrai<br />
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'''''Indirana bhadrai''''', the '''Bhadra leaping frog''', is a species of frog in the family [[Ranixalidae]]. It is endemic to [[India]]'s [[Western Ghat]] mountains, north of the Palged Gap.<ref name=AMNH>{{BioRef|ASW6<br />
|title=''Indirana bhadrai'' Garg and Biju, 2016<br />
|url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Ranixalidae/Indirana/Indirana-bhadrai<br />
|access-date=May 26, 2024}}</ref><ref name=Amph>{{BioRef|amphibiaweb<br />
|title=''Indirana bhadrai'' Garg and Biju, 2016<br />
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|url=https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8532<br />
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|title= Bhadra Leaping Frog: ''Indirana bhadrai''<br />
|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/119242835/119242839<br />
|article-number=e.T119242835A119242839<br />
|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T119242835A119242839.en<br />
|id=119242835<br />
|year=2023<br />
|author1=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group<br />
|access-date=May 26, 2024}}</ref><br />
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The adult male frog averages 30.2&nbsp;mm in [[snout-vent length]] and the adult female frog 38.7&nbsp;mm. The skin of the dorsum is light brown in color with darker brown marks. There is a gray-brown mark between the eyes. The snout is lighter in color than the back. There is a black-brown mark from the tip of the nose to the eye to the armpit. The tympanum is gray-brown in color. All four legs and the sides of the body are yellow-brown in color. The belly is light gray with dark gray spots.<ref name=Des /><br />
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This frog has been observed in secondary forest and near coffee farms, among the leaf litter. It has been seen 1176 meters above sea level.<ref name=IUCN /><br />
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Scientists infer that this frog breeds through larval development, like other frogs in ''Indirana''.<ref name=IUCN /><br />
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The IUCN classifies this species as data deficient. Its range includes at least one protected park, [[Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary]], but most of the population lives elsewhere.<ref name=IUCN /><br />
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The frog's Latin name refers to the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary.<ref name=Des>{{cite journal|author1=Garg S|author2= Biju SD |year=2016 |title=Molecular and morphological study of leaping frogs (Anura, Ranixalidae) with description of two new species. |journal=PLOS One |volume= 11 |issue= 11 |article-number= e0166326 |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0166326|doi-access=free|pmid= 27851823 |pmc= 5112961 |bibcode= 2016PLoSO..1166326G |type=Full text}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Frogs of Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic amphibians of India]]<br />
[[Category:Amphibians described in 2016]]<br />
[[Category:Indirana|bhadrai]]<br />
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