Uperodon globulosus

The Indian globular frog, Indian balloon frog, gray balloon frog, grey ballooon frog, balloon frog, or greater balloon frog (Uperodon globulosus) is a species of frog. It lives in India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Bhutan.

Body
The adult male frog is 65 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 85 mm long. The skin of the frog's bback is brown or gray in color and the belly is white in color. When it is time to lay eggs, the frog's throat becomes yellow. This frog uses its short back legs to dig in the ground.

Home
This frog lives in scrub forests. It can also live near the edges of forests and in farms and towns. Scientists saw the frog between 0 and 1200 meters above sea level.

This frog lives in many protected parks, for example Vansda National Park, Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve, Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, Dudhwa National Park, Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary, Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary, Shuklaphanta Natonal Park, Bardia National Park, and Royal Manas National Park.

Young
The female frog lays eggs in shallow ponds. It has many eggs at the same time.

The tadpole's back is brown in color. The tail is whitish in color with darker stripes. The sides and belly have dark spots.

Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out. Bad chemicals from farms, roads, and towns can hurt this frog. People also hit this frog with cars and other vehicles. Climate change could also kill this frog by changing the monsoon rains and making the tadpole pools dry up.

References

Category:Frogs of Asia
Category:State symbols of Gujarat