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| taxon = Indirana sarojamma<br />
| authority = Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye, and Molur, 2016<br />
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'''''Indirana sarojamma''''', or '''Sarojamma's leaping frog''', is a species of frog in the family [[Ranixalidae]]. It is endemic to in [[Kerala]], [[India]] in the [[Western Ghat]] mountains, south of the [[Palghat Gap]].<ref name=AMNH>{{BioRef|ASW6<br />
|title=''Indirana sarojamma'' Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye, and Molur, 2016<br />
|url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Ranixalidae/Indirana/Indirana-sarojamma<br />
|access-date=May 29, 2024}}</ref><ref name=Amph>{{BioRef|amphibiaweb<br />
|title=''Indirana sarojamma'' Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye, & Molur, 2016<br />
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|url=https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8516<br />
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|title= Sarrojamma's Leaping Frog: ''Indirana sarojamma''<br />
|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/119243108/119243115<br />
|article-number=e.T119243108A119243115<br />
|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T119243108A119243115.en<br />
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|year=2023<br />
|author1=IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group<br />
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==Body==<br />
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This is one of the largest frogs in ''Indirana''. It breeds through larval development.<ref name=IUCN /><br />
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==Habitat==<br />
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This frog inhabits [[primary forest|primary]] and evergreen forests. It is observed on wet rocks and in [[leaf litter]]. It has been observed on tree farms, but seems to require some [[canopy (biology)|canopy cover]]. It has been observed between 488 and 1014 meters above sea level.<ref name=IUCN /><br />
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==Threats==<br />
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The IUCN classifies this frog as near threatened. This frog can be killed by [[pesticide]]s, but they are only used in some places within its range. [[Roadkill|Road collisions]] are also an issue.<ref name=IUCN /><br />
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Scientists also cite [[climate change]] as a threat to this frog because it could alter the [[monsoon]] climate that the frog relies upon to breed.<ref name=IUCN /><br />
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The frog's range includes several protected parks: [[Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve]], [[Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary]], [[Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary]], and [[Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary]].<ref name=IUCN /><br />
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Scientists have observed the fungus ''[[Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis]]'' on other frogs in ''Indirana'', but they do not know how much of a threat it poses to ''Indirana sarojamma''. ''Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis'' causes the fungal disease [[chytridiomycosis]].<ref name=IUCN /><br />
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==Original description==<br />
*{{cite journal|author1=Dahanukar N|author2= Modak N|author3= Krutha K|author4= Nameer PO|author5= Padhye AD|author6= Molur S |year=2016 |title=Leaping Frogs (Anura: Ranixalidae) of the Western Ghats of India: an integrated taxonomic review. |journal=J Threatened Taxa |volume=8|pages= 9221–9288|access-date=May 29, 2024|url=https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2532|doi=10.11609/jott.2532.8.10.9221-9288 |type=Abstract|doi-access=free}}<br />
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[[Category:Indirana|sarojamma]]<br />
[[Category:Frogs of Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Endemic amphibians of India]]<br />
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