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{{Short description|Species of frog}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Microhyla darreli dorsolateral view.png
| image_caption = Holotype in dorsolateral view
| taxon = Microhyla darreli
| authority = Garg, Suyesh, Das, Jiang, Wijayathilaka, Amarasinghe, Alhadi, Vineeth, Aravind, Senevirathne, Meegaskumbura, and [[Sathyabhama Das Biju|Biju]], 2018 "2019"<ref name="Garg et al. 2019"/>
| range_map = {{Location map | India
| relief = yes
| caption =
| alt = Type locality in India
| lat_deg = 8.450
| lon_deg = 76.975
}}
| range_map_caption = ''Microhyla darreli'' is only known from the [[Thiruvananthapuram district]] in the southern part of the [[Western Ghats]]
}}

'''''Microhyla darreli''''' is a species of frog in the family [[Microhylidae]], the narrow-mouthed frogs. It is [[endemic]] to the [[Western Ghats]] south of the [[Palghat Gap]] in southern India.<ref name="Garg et al. 2019"/><ref name=Frost/><ref name="India Biodiversity Portal"/> It is named for [[Darrel Frost]], an American herpetologist, in recognition of the online database [[Amphibian Species of the World]] that he maintains. <ref name="Garg et al. 2019"/> Accordingly, common name '''Darrel's chorus frog''' has been coined for this species.<ref name="Garg et al. 2019"/><ref name=Frost/>

==Distribution==
''Microhyla darreli'' is currently known from two localities in [[Thiruvananthapuram district]] in [[Kerala]]: its [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]] Karamana, and Chathankod, some 50 km northeast of the type locality.<ref name="Garg et al. 2019"/>

[[File:Microhyla darreli lateral view.png|thumb|left|Holotype of ''Microhyla darreli '' in lateral view]]
==Description==
Adult males measure {{convert|15|-|15.7|mm|in|2|abbr=on}} in [[snout–vent length]]; no females were collected. The overall appearance is relatively slender. The snout is subovoid in dorsal view and rounded in lateral view. The [[Tympanum (anatomy)|tympanum]] is indistinct and the supratympanic fold is weakly developed. The limbs are short. The finger tips are slightly expanded but lack grooves; dermal fringes are weakly developed and webbing is absent. The toe tips are rounded and slightly enlarged into discs with prominent dorsoterminal grooves; dermal fringes are well developed. The [[Dorsum (anatomy)|dorsum]], upper eyelids, and lateral surfaces of snout are greyish-brown with scattered light brown markings dorsum and snout. The lateral surfaces of head are light greyish-brown and bear minute light brown spots. There are prominent brown crossbands on the lips. The sides of the body are greyish-brown with a dark blackish-brown band, marking, or skin fold starting from tip of the nostril and running towards the groin. The limbs are light greyish-brown with brown transverse bands; webbing light brown. The anterior parts of thighs are light yellowish-brown with faint grey spots. The throat is light flesh color with minute dark speckles. The belly is white. The forearms and forelegs have light flesh red color, mottled with dark brown on the margins. Males have a single median [[vocal sac]].<ref name="Garg et al. 2019"/>

==Habitat and conservation==
''Microhyla darreli'' has been found inside a wayside plantation area close to a river (the type locality, {{convert|21|m|abbr=on}} [[above sea level|asl]]) and adjacent to a temporary pool inside a plantation. It was observed to be locally abundant during its short breeding season in June–July.<ref name="Garg et al. 2019"/> As of early 2021, this species has not yet been included in the [[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]].<ref name=IUCN/>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Microhylidae/Microhylinae/Microhyla/Microhyla-darreli |title=''Microhyla darreli'' Garg, Suyesh, Das, Jiang, Wijayathilaka, Amarasinghe, Alhadi, Vineeth, Aravind, Senevirathne, Meegaskumbura, and Biju, 2018 "2019" |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2021 |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=7 February 2021}}</ref>

<ref name="Garg et al. 2019">{{cite journal |last1=Garg |first1=Sonali |last2=Suyesh |first2=Robin |last3=Das |first3=Abhijit |last4=Jiang |first4=Jianping |last5=Wijayathilaka |first5=Nayana |last6=Thasun Amarasinghe |first6=A. A. |last7=Alhadi |first7=Farits |last8=Vineeth |first8=Kumar K. |last9=Aravind |first9=N. A. |last10=Senevirathne |first10=Gayani |last11=Meegaskumbura |first11=Madhava |last12=Biju |first12=Sathyabhama Das |name-list-style=amp |title=Systematic revision of ''Microhyla'' (Microhylidae) frogs of South Asia: a molecular, morphological, and acoustic assessment |date=2019 |orig-year=2018 |journal=Vertebrate Zoology |volume=69 |pages=1-71 |doi=10.26049/VZ69-1-2019-01 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

<ref name="India Biodiversity Portal">{{cite web | url=https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/283087 | title=''Microhyla darreli'' Garg, Suyesh, Das, Jiang, Wijayathilaka, Amarasinghe, Alhadi, Vineeth, Aravind, Senevirathne, Meegaskumbura, and Biju, 2018 "2019" |website=India Biodiversity Portal | access-date=7 February 2021}}</ref>

<ref name=IUCN>{{cite web | title = IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/ | access-date = 5 February 2021}}</ref>
}}

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[[Category:Microhyla|darreli]]
[[Category:Frogs of India]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Fauna of Kerala]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 2018]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Sathyabhama Das Biju]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Madhava Meegaskumbura]]

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