Clinotarsus alticola


Clinotarsus alticola is a species of frog in the family Ranidae. Common names for this species include: Assam Hills frog, Annandale's frog, pointed-headed frog, palebrown stream frog, hill frog, point-nosed frog, and high-altitude frog. It is found in Hills of Meghalaya and northeastern India to northern Bangladesh, possibly into Bhutan and Nepal.

Habitat

Clinotarsus alticola inhabit evergreen forests near large streams in hill areas, usually near waterfalls.

Description

Clinotarsus alticola are sexually dimorphic: males are in snout–vent length and females. The advertisement call of males is a bird-like "chirp". In breeding sites, males greatly outnumber females and attempt to dislodge one another from the backs of females. Outside the breeding season adult Clinotarsus alticola are rarely encountered.
The tadpoles of Clinotarsus alticola are distinctive: they are large, have many glands, and are black in colouration with red ocelli. The caudal ocellus is a unique feature among ranid tadpoles. Its colouration may be aposematic.