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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Micrixalus kodayari.jpg
| taxon = Micrixalus kodayari
| authority = [[Sathyabhama Das Biju|Biju]] ''et al.'', 2014<ref name="Biju et al. 2014"/>
}}

'''''Micrixalus kodayari''''', commonly known as the '''Kodayar dancing frog''', is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Micrixalidae]].<ref name="Biju et al. 2014"/><ref name=Frost/><ref name=AmphibiaWeb/> It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Western Ghats]] south of the [[Shencottah]] Gap in [[Tamil Nadu]], India; it is known from Kodayar and Kakkachi ([[Tirunelveli district]]).<ref name="Biju et al. 2014"/><ref name=Frost/>

==Description==
Adult females, based on the [[holotype]] and two [[paratype]]s, measure {{convert|25.1|-|25.6|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} in [[snout–vent length]]. Two adult male paratypes measured {{convert|17.7|-|18.7|mm|in|2|abbr=on}}. The snout is subelliptical in dorsal view and acute in lateral view. The head is longer than it is wide. The [[Tympanum (anatomy)|tympanum]] is visible and the supratympanic fold is well-developed. The finger and toe tips bear relatively wide discs. The toes are partly webbed. The dorsal colouration is uniform greyish-brown with metallic tinge. The tympanum and its surroundings are light brown. The [[Iris (anatomy)|iris]] is light brown with reddish tinge. The anterior part of the flanks are dark blackish-brown and the posterior parts are light greyish-brown. Ventral colouration is greyish-white. The shank and feet are bluish-grey, while the webbing is dark greyish-black.<ref name="Biju et al. 2014"/>

The female holotype was carrying 20 creamy white [[ova]] with black reticulations measuring about 1 mm in diameter. Foot-flagging behaviour has not been observed in the males of this species, but it has morphological features correlated with that behaviour (flashy foot colouration and webbed toes).<ref name="Biju et al. 2014"/>

==Habitat and conservation==
''Micrixalus kodayari'' inhabits shallow water of streams covered with forest canopy. It is a rare species.<ref name="Biju et al. 2014"/> As of May 2022, it has not been assessed for the [[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]].<ref name=IUCN/>

==References==
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<ref name=AmphibiaWeb>{{cite web |url=https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8164 |title=''Micrixalus kodayari'' |year=2022 |work=AmphibiaWeb |publisher=University of California, Berkeley |access-date=3 May 2022}}</ref>

<ref name="Biju et al. 2014">{{cite journal |last1=Biju |first1=S. D. |author2=Sonali Garg |author3=K. V. Gururaja |author4=Yogesh Shouche |author5=Sandeep A. Walujkar |name-list-style=amp |year=2014 |title=DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frogs of India (Micrixalidae, ''Micrixalus''): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species|journal=Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences) |volume=43 |issue=1 |pages=37–123 |doi=10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850|doi-access=free }}</ref>

<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Micrixalidae/Micrixalus/Micrixalus-kodayari |title=''Micrixalus kodayari'' Biju, Garg, Gururaja, Shouche, and Walujkar, 2014 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2022 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: An Online Reference. Version 6.1 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |doi=10.5531/db.vz.0001 |access-date=3 May 2022}}</ref>

<ref name=IUCN>{{cite web | title = IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/ | access-date = 3 May 2022}}</ref>
}}

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[[Category:Micrixalus]]
[[Category:Frogs of India]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Endemic amphibians of India]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 2014]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Sathyabhama Das Biju]]

Micrixalus kodayari - Revision history

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