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{{Short description|Species of frog}}
{{Speciesbox
| image=Euphlyctis aloysii .jpg
| image_caption=Adult male from Manipal, Karnataka
| taxon=Euphlyctis aloysii
| authority=Joshy, Alam, Kurabayashi, Sumida, and Kuramoto, 2009<ref name="Joshy et al. 2009"/>
}}

'''''Euphlyctis aloysii''''' is a species of frog in the family [[Dicroglossidae]]. It is [[endemic]] to [[Karnataka]], southwestern [[India]]. It was [[species description|described]] from a female [[holotype]] from [[Mangalore]], Karnataka.<ref name=Frost/>

== Description ==
Adults are small compared to other members of this genus; head is wider than long; snout appears pointed; nostrils are closer to the tip of snout rather than the eye; the nostrils are farther apart as compared to the distance between the eyes; [[Tympanum (anatomy)|tympanum]] is distinct and large, forming nearly 75% of the eye diameter; no webbing between fingers; first finger longer than the second but smaller than the third; [[foot]] longer than the [[femur]] and [[Tibia|shank]] length; toes moderately pointed; fourth toe longer than others; webbing between toes are full, reaching the tips of all toes and sharply incised between toes; inner-[[Metatarsal bones|metatarsal]] tubercle is indistinct; supratympanic fold present, but does not reach the base of arms; dorsum interspersed with small, rounded ridges; flanks, thigh and venter are smooth; a pair of dermal projections seen from anterior edge of forelimbs until groin.<ref name="Joshy et al. 2009"/> [[Phylogenetics|Phylogenetic]] analysis indicates that ''E. aloysii'' is closely related to [[Euphlyctis hexadactylus|''E. hexadactylus'']] and another potentially un-described species.<ref name="Priti et al. 2016"/>
[[File:Euphlyctis aloysii Adult Male in water .jpg|thumb|Adult male of ''Euphlyctis aloysii'' floating on the surface of water. The purple vocal sac in male and complete webbing in feet are visible.|alt=]]

=== Color in life ===
Dorsum appears greenish brown with a thin, greenish mid-dorsal line running from tip of snout to vent; upper jaw near snout appear greenish as do the flanks, with the green coloration reducing gradually towards the [[groin]]. Based on the coloration, the adults of this species may be confused with juveniles of ''[[Euphlyctis hexadactylus|E. hexadactylus]]''.<ref name="Joshy et al. 2009"/>

== Etymology ==
This species is named in honor of [[Aloysius Gonzaga]], a prince in [[Italy national basketball team|Italy]] who entered the [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] order and died in [[Rome]], serving people during an [[epidemic]] [[Plague (disease)|plague]].<ref name="Joshy et al. 2009"/> The institution where one of the authors completed most work in describing the species is named after St. Aloysius as well.<ref name="Joshy et al. 2009"/>

== Ecology and natural history ==
The ova in female specimens are pigmented and about 1 mm in diameter. Gravid females have been collected from the months of May until late July and implied that they may spawn in early August. ''E. aloysii'' co-occurs with other congeners such as [[Euphlyctis hexadactylus|''E. hexadactylus'']]; [[Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis|''E. cyanophlyctis'']] and [[Euphlyctis karaavali|''E. karaavali'']]. Other species include ''[[Hoplobatrachus tigerinus]]'', ''[[Microhyla ornata]]'', [[Fejervarya sahyadris|''Minervarya sahyadris'']], ''[[Minervarya caperata]]'' and, ''[[Indosylvirana intermedia]]''.<ref name="Joshy et al. 2009"/><ref name="Priti et al. 2016"/>
[[File:Euphlyctis aloysii in amplexus .jpg|thumb|Adult male and female of ''E. aloysii'' in axillary amplexus from Manipal, Karnataka]]

== Distribution ==
Currently known from [[Adyar, Karnataka|Adyar]] and [[Bajpe]] in [[Mangalore]] and [[Manipal]] in [[Karnataka]].<ref name="Joshy et al. 2009"/><ref name="Priti et al. 2016"/>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Dicroglossidae/Dicroglossinae/Euphlyctis/Euphlyctis-aloysii |title=''Euphlyctis aloysii'' Joshy, Alam, Kurabayashi, Sumida, and Kuramoto, 2009 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2019 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=11 January 2019}}</ref>

<ref name="Joshy et al. 2009">{{Cite journal |last=Joshy |first=S. H. |author2=M. S. Alam |author3=A. Kurabayashi |author4=M. Sumida |author5=M. Kuramoto |name-list-style=amp |date=2009 |title=Two new species of the genus ''Euphlyctis'' (Anura, Ranidae) from southwestern India, revealed by molecular and morphological comparisons |journal=Alytes |volume=26 |pages=97–116 }}</ref>

<ref name="Priti et al. 2016">{{Cite journal |last1=Priti |first1=Hebbar |last2=Naik |first2=Chandrakanth Rukkappa |last3=Seshadri |first3=Kadaba Shamanna |last4=Singal |first4=Ramit |last5=Vidisha |first5=Madhava Kulkarni |last6=Ravikanth |first6=Gudasalmani |last7=Gururaja |first7=Kotambylu Vasudeva |name-list-style=amp |date=2016 |title=A new species of ''Euphlyctis'' (Amphibia, Anura, Dicroglossidae) from the West Coastal Plains of India |journal=Asian Herpetological Research |volume=7 |issue=4 |pages=229–241 |doi=10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.160020 }}</ref>
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[[Category:Euphlyctis|aloysii]]
[[Category:Frogs of India]]
[[Category:Endemic amphibians of India]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 2009]]

Euphlyctis aloysii - Revision history

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