DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15154627
title: TABLE 4 in Discovery and description of a new species of burrowing frog Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the suburban landscapes of Bengaluru, India

description: TABLE 4. Morphological character comparisons among the recognized species of Sphaerotheca from South Asia.
S. brevicepsS. cf. breviceps [swani]S. varshaabhu sp. nov.S. pluvialisS. dobsoniiS. strachaniS. leucorhynchusS. rolandaeS. maskeyiS. bengaluruSkin on the dorsumRough and wartySmooth blotchedGlandular and slightly wartyRough and wartySmooth and slightly wartyWith longitudinal foldsSmoothWith indistinct foldsGranulated and slightly wartyGlandular and slightly wartyDorsum colour patternNo specific patternBlotched with two lateral light bandsNo specific patternNo specific patternNo specific patternNo specific patternNo specific patternNo specific patternNo specific patternBanded patternBlack and yellow blotches in front of thighsAbsentAbsentAbsentPresentPresentPresentPresentData not availablePresentAbsentNostrilNearer to snout than to eyeNearer to snout tipNearer to snout tipNearer to eyeNearer to snout tipData not availableNearer to snout tipNearer to eyeNearer to eyeNearer to snout tipTympanumLess than ½ of the eye diameterLess than ½ of the eye diameterAbout ½ of the eye diameterLess than ½ of the eye diameterAbout ½ of eye diameterAs large as eye diameterSmaller than eye diameterMore than ½ of the eye diameterAbout ½ of the eye diameterAbout ½ of the eye diameterInterorbital distanceMore than or equal to upper eyelid widthSub equal to the upper eyelidSub equal to the upper eyelidLess than upper eyelid widthBroader than upper eyelidData not availableData not availableBroader than upper eyelidLess than upper eyelid widthLess than upper eye lid widthFirst fingerShorter than the third fingerLonger than the second fingerLonger than the second fingerEqual to third fingerLonger than second fingerNearly equal to secondLonger than second fingerShorter than the second fingerSmaller than the third fingerLonger than the second fingerOuter metatarsal tubercleAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentPresentPresentAbsentAbsentAbsentTibiotarsal tubercleAbsentPresentPresentAbsentAbsentAbsentAbsentPresentAbsentAbsentLength of inner metatarsal tubercleMore than two times the inner toe lengthMore than two times the inner toe lengthMore than two times the inner toe lengthMore than 1.5 times the inner toe lengthLess than or equal to two times the inner toe lengthData not availableData not availableMore than two times the inner toe lengthMore than two times the inner toe lengthMore than two times the inner toe lengthWhen hind limbs are folded at right angles to the body axisHeels just touch each otherHeels do not touch each otherHeels do not touch each otherHeels do not touch each otherHeels just touch each otherData not availableHeels do not touch each otherData not availableHeels just touch each otherHeels just touch each otherTibiotarsal articulationCentre of eyeFront of shouldersReaching tympanumBarely reaching the tympanumReaching eyeData not availableReaching eyeData not availableReaching tympanumReaches front of shouldersWebbing formulaI 1–2 II 1½–2½ III 2½–3½ IV 4–2+ VI 1–2 II 1½– 2½ III 2–2½ IV 2½–1½ VI 0–1 II ½–1 III 1–2 IV 2–1 VI 1–2+ II 1+–3 III 2+–½ IV 3–2 VI 1½–2+ II 1½–3+ III 2½–4 IV 4–2+ VHalf webbed1/3 webbedI 1–2 II 1½– ½ III 2+3½ IV 4–2+ VI 1–2+ II 1½– 3+ III 2+–3½ IV 3½–2+ VI 0–1 II 1–1½ III 1–2 IV 2½–1 V
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description: Published as part of Deepak, P., Dinesh, K. P., Nag, K. S. Chetan, Ohler, Annemarie, Shanker, Kartik, Souza, Princia D, Prasad, Vishal Kumar & Ashadevi, J. S., 2024, Discovery and description of a new species of burrowing frog Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the suburban landscapes of Bengaluru, India, pp. 395-396 in Zootaxa 5405 (3) on page 395, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5405.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/10603512