page_title: Uperodon systoma
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Uperodon systoma / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Unearthed Ballon frog in Bakamuna, Sri Lanka
context_page_description: Uperodon systoma is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. It is known under many different common names: indistinct frog, marbled balloon frog, and lesser balloon frog.
context_section_description: As the common names suggest, Uperodon systoma have a very stout appearance with a relatively small head. They grow up to 64 mm (2.5 in) in snout–vent length.
  Uperodon systoma lack teeth. This unusual feature is probably related to their diet that (after metamorphosis) consists mainly of termites and ants, with other insects appearing in smaller numbers. It is suggested that in capturing such small but spatially clustered prey items teeth would not be very useful; instead, the prey are gathered using their tongue.
caption: Balloon frog in Bakamuna, Sri Lanka.
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