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{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Davidraju IIMG 2352.jpg
| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{Cite iucn | author = S.D. Biju | author2 = Sushil Dutta | author3 = Robert Inger | author4 = M.S. Ravichandran |name-list-style=amp | title = ''Indirana diplosticta'' | volume = 2004 | page = e.T58309A11762447 | date = 2004 |access-date=20 January 2020 }}</ref>
| taxon = Walkerana diplosticta
| authority = ([[Albert Günther|Günther]], 1876)<ref>Günther, 1876. Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1875: 574</ref>
| synonyms = {{Species list
| Ixalus diplostictus | Günther, 1876 "1875"
| Rana diplosticta | (Günther, 1876)
| Indirana diplosticta | (Günther, 1876)
| Ranixalus diplosticta | (Günther, 1876)
| Sallywalkerana diplosticta | (Günther, 1876) }}
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=Frost/>
}}

'''''Walkerana diplosticta''''', also known as the '''spotted leaping frog''',<ref>Daniels, Ranjit 2005, Amphibians of Peninsular India. Universities Press. p. 195</ref> '''Malabar Indian frog''',<ref name="Venkataraman et al. 2013"/> '''rufous leaf-hopper frog''', and '''Günther's frog''', is a species of [[frog]] in the family [[Ranixalidae]].<ref name=Frost/> It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Western Ghats]] south of the [[Palghat Gap]] and only known with certainty from the states of [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref name=Frost/><ref name="Dahanukar et al. 2016"/> Localities with confirmed records include the [[Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve]].<ref name="Dahanukar et al. 2016"/>

==Description==
''Walkerana diplosticta'' is a relatively small frog reaching a snout–vent length of about {{convert|35|mm|in|1|abbr=on}};<ref name="Venkataraman et al. 2013"/> among specimens with species identification confirmed with genetics methods, two adult males measure {{convert|24|and|28|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} and two adult females {{convert|23|and|26|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} in snout–urostyle length. The [[canthus rostralis]] is distinct.<ref name="Dahanukar et al. 2016"/> The [[Tympanum (anatomy)|tympanum]] is distinct and relatively large. The finger and toe tips bear discs. The toes are partially webbed. The [[Dorsum (anatomy)|dorsum]] is grey-pink or reddish-brown. The snout is paler and bordered by dark bar between the eyes. A brown stripe runs from the snout to the shoulder. The groin has brown spots. The ventrum is light brown with darker spots. The limbs are cross-barred.<ref name="Venkataraman et al. 2013"/> Dorsal skin is smooth.<ref name="Dahanukar et al. 2016"/>

==Habitat and conservation==
''Walkerana diplosticta'' was assessed by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature]] in 2004 and includes records<ref name=IUCN/> that are now considered requiring confirmation.<ref name="Dahanukar et al. 2016"/> At the time, it was considered to be an uncommon species and believed to be declining. It is a terrestrial frogs found near hill streams in primary wet evergreen and semi-evergreen tropical forests and swamps; is not present in secondary forest or modified habitats. It breeds on wet rocks, and the [[tadpole]]s are found on wet rock surfaces next to streams.<ref name=IUCN/>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
<ref name="Dahanukar et al. 2016">{{cite journal |last1=Dahanukar |first1=Neelesh |last2=Modak |first2=Nikhil |last3=Krutha |first3=Keerthi |last4=Nameer |first4=P. O. |last5=Padhye |first5=Anand D. |last6=Molur |first6=Sanjay |name-list-style=amp |title=Leaping frogs (Anura: Ranixalidae) of the Western Ghats of India: An integrated taxonomic review |journal=Journal of Threatened Taxa |date=2016 |volume=8 |issue=10 |pages=9221–9288 |doi=10.11609/jott.2532.8.10.9221-9288|doi-access=free }}</ref>

<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Ranixalidae/Walkerana/Walkerana-diplosticta |title=''Walkerana diplosticta'' (Günther, 1876) |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2020 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref>

<ref name="Venkataraman et al. 2013">{{cite book |editor1-last=Venkataraman| editor1-first= K.| editor2-last= Chattopadhyay| editor2-first= A.| editor3-last=Subramanian| editor3-first= K.A. |name-list-style=amp | date= 2013| title= Endemic Animals of India (Vertebrates) |publisher=Zoological Survey of India| location=Kolkata |pages=235 pp.+26 plates |no-pp=y | url= https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301693197 }} [''Indirana diplosticta'': p. 102]</ref>
}}

{{Commons category|Sallywalkerana diplosticta}}

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[[Category:Walkerana|diplosticta]]
[[Category:Frogs of India]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 1876]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther]]

Walkerana diplosticta - Revision history

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