Advertisement call, courtship and mating behaviour of the frog, Limnonectes syhadrensis from Western Ghats, India

摘要

Amphibian fauna of India comprises as many as 228 species, of which 121 inhabit the Western Ghats. Many aspects of biology of these species remain unknown. Studies on bioacoustics of Indian anurans are restricted to a few species, whereas those on their brdding biology are wven more scarce. Limnonectes syhadrensis is widely distributed in the Western Ghats and peninsular India. It is also found in Pakistan and Nepal . despite its relatively broad range and high abundance in some regions, very few studies have been made on this species. In this paper we describe the advertisement call courtship and mating behaviour of the frog in the Western Ghats.