Philautus kempiae
species of amphibian
The Tura bubble-nest frog, Kemp's bush frog, or the Tura shrub frog (Philautus kempiae) is a type of frog. It lives in India, in the Garo Hills.[2][1][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Rhacophoridae |
| Genus: | Philautus |
| Species: | P. kempiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Philautus kempiae (Boulenger, 1919)
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This frog is about 17 mm long from nose to rear end. There is webbed skin on the back feet but not on the front feet. There are large disks on the toes for climbing. There is a black mark between the eyes and another on the back. The belly is white with brown marks. This frog has a round nose.[4]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Philautus kempiae (Boulenger, 1919)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Philautus kempiae (Boulenger, 1919)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ↑ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2022). "Garo Hills Bubble-nest Frog: Philautus kempiae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. p. e.T58860A166107275. 58860. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ↑ Boulenger, G. A. (1919). "Descriptions of three new batrachians from the Garo Hills, Assam". Records of the Indian Museum (Full text). 16: 207–208. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.25921. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
