Common Skittering Frog

The common skittering frog, also called the Indian skipper frog, is a common dicroglossid frog of South Asia. It sits at the edge of water with its eyes above the surface and moves noisily away from the shore when disturbed, which gives it its name. It is rarely seen away from water. It is brown or olive above, dark spotted or marbled, with two blackish streaks on the back of the thighs, toes webbed to the tips, and males with two external vocal sacs (Wikipedia, general species account, drawing on Boulenger's description).

It can leap out of the water from a floating position. Growth rings in its finger bones can be used to age it. Nationally Least Concern (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).