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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Speciesbox
| name = Amboli leaping frog
| image = Davidraju Amboli-Indirana 1.jpg
| status =
| status_system =
| status_ref =
| genus = Indirana
| species = chiravasi
| authority = Padhye, Modak, and Dahanukar, 2014<ref name="Padhye et al. 2014"/>
}}

'''''Indirana chiravasi''''' (common name: '''Amboli leaping frog''') is a species of [[frog]] [[endemic]] to the [[Western Ghats]] of [[India]]. It is only known from its [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]], the [[laterite]] plateaus by the hill-station of [[Amboli hill station|Amboli]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref name=Frost/><ref name=toi/> It was [[species description|described]] in 2014 by a team of three scientists from [[IISER, Pune]] and [[Abasaheb Garware College|MES Abasaheb Garware College]].<ref name=toi/>

{{Location map | India
| relief = yes
| float = right
| caption = ''Indirana chiravasi'' is only known from [[Amboli hill station|Amboli]], [[Maharashtra]].
| alt = Amboli in India
| lat_deg = 15.96
| lon_deg = 74.00
}}

==Description==
Males measure {{convert|25|-|27|mm|abbr=on}} and females {{convert|32|-|39|mm|abbr=on}} in snout–vent length. The skin is smooth except on the sides that are granular; there are few longitudinal folds on dorsal side. Dorsal colour is olive brown with scattered yellow markings and, in males only, densely organized black spots comprising a W-shaped
marking. There is a black strip running from tip of snout to shoulder through eye and [[Tympanum (anatomy)|tympanum]]. The fingers are unwebbed whereas the toes are moderately webbed.<ref name="Padhye et al. 2014"/>

==Habitat==
''Indirana chiravasi'' inhabit lateritic rocky outcrops and occur in a variety of microhabitats. They are often found in the crevices of the laterite boulders; males are mostly seen while calling from the wet rocks or moss-covered boulders. Females have been found under a log in the forest and from under a roadside stone. The [[tadpole]]s are terrestrial and have been observed feeding on algal matter on wet boulders.<ref name="Padhye et al. 2014"/>

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia123/index.php//Amphibia/Anura/Ranixalidae/Indirana/Indirana-chiravasi |title=''Indirana chiravasi'' Padhye, Modak, and Dahanukar, 2014 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2016 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |accessdate=27 August 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Padhye et al. 2014">{{Cite journal | doi = 10.11609/JoTT.o4068.6293-312| title = ''Indirana chiravasi'', a new species of Leaping Frog (Anura: Ranixalidae) from Western Ghats of India| journal = Journal of Threatened Taxa| volume = 6| issue = 10| pages = 6293| year = 2014| last1 = Padhye | first1 = A. D. | last2 = Modak | first2 = N. | last3 = Dahanukar | first3 = N. | doi-access = free}}</ref>

<ref name="toi">{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Pune-scientists-find-new-frog-species-near-Amboli/articleshow/43943760.cms | title=Pune scientists find new frog species near Amboli | date=1 October 2014 | newspaper=Times of India | accessdate=18 January 2020}}</ref>
}}

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[[Category:Indirana|chiravasi]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Frogs of India]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 2014]]

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