Indirana is a genus of in the family Ranixalidae.
Indirana represent an ancient radiation of frogs that diverged from all other frogs almost 50 million years ago. This has credited Indirana gundia as a status of one of the "Top 100 EDGE species".[
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Description
Indirana species are small and slender-bodied frogs. They are typically found in leaf litter or near streams.[ The have hind limbs and finless tails, and are able to leap away to escape threats.]
Taxonomy
Traditional classifications place the genus within the subfamily Ranixalinae of the family Ranidae, along with the genera Nannophrys and Nyctibatrachus.
Species
New species are still being discovered: Indirana salelkari was discovered in the Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary in the Indian state of Goa and described in late July 2015.[
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Indirana beddomii (Günther, 1876)
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Indirana bhadrai Garg and Biju, 2016
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Indirana brachytarsus (Günther, 1876)
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Indirana chiravasi Padhye, Modak, and Dahanukar, 2014
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Indirana duboisi Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye, and Molur, 2016
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Indirana gundia (Dubois, 1986)
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Indirana leithii (Boulenger, 1888)
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Indirana longicrus (Rao, 1937)
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Indirana paramakri Garg and Biju, 2016
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Indirana salelkari Modak, Dahanukar, and Padhye, 2015
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Indirana sarojamma Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye, and Molur, 2016
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Indirana semipalmata (Boulenger, 1882)
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Indirana tysoni Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye, and Molur, 2016
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Indirana yadera Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye, and Molur, 2016
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