Indian Common Tree Frog, தேரை

Common name: Indian Common Tree Frog

Scientific name: Polypedates maculatus
Photo credit: D.Mahamuni

Photo shot at: Near Plant Sciences Department

(May be a female???)

Photo credit: B. S. Karthikeyan and K. Vimal Kumar

Photo shot at: Lobby of Mahatma Gandhi-Doerenkamp Center

It is widespread throughout Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, as well as western and southern Bangladesh. These frogs wipe themselves with skin secretions consisting of mucus and lipids that help in reducing moisture loss. When temperatures are higher, they secrete from the skin ("sweat"), pant, and adopt lighter skin colours.