Chirixalus simus, commonly known as Assam Asian frog, Assam tree frog, Annandale's tree frog, and Annandale's pigmy tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in Bangladesh and north-eastern India (in Assam, Mizoram, and West Bengal states).[2] Among other places, it has been recorded from Rajpur in the South 24 Parganas district and in the Darrang district of Assam.[3]
| Chirixalus simus | |
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| Assam tree frog from Barpeta, Assam, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Chirixalus |
| Species: | C. simus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chirixalus simus Annandale, 1915
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Habitat
editChirixalus simus is a reasonably abundant species. They are arboreal frogs associated with scrub forest habitats. They breed in pools, with eggs deposited on vegetation.[1]
Description
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Chirixalus simus are small frogs that grow to a snout-vent length of 19–23 mm (0.75–0.91 in) in males and about 27 mm (1.1 in) in females. Male frogs call from grasses about 1 metre above the water. They make foam nests that hang above the water.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Sushil Dutta, Saibal Sengupta, Pranabes Sanyal, Ghazi S.M. Asmat (2004). "Chirixalus simus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58796A11831499. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58796A11831499.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Chirixalus simus Annandale, 1915 | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
- ^ Soud, Rakesh, R Das and K Deuti (2007) Range extension of Chirixalus simus Annandale 1915 (Anura: Rhacophoridae). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 104(2):224-225
- ^ Deuti, K.; S. Biswas; M. F. Ahmed; S. K. Dutta (2000). "Rediscovery of Chirixalus simus Annandale, 1915 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Assam and West Bengal, eastern India" (PDF). Hamadryad. 25: 215–217. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2013-11-20.