Painted Globular Frog

The painted globular frog, also called the Sri Lankan bullfrog or Sri Lankan painted frog, is a plump narrow-mouthed frog reaching about 75 mm from snout to vent, females slightly larger than males. The back is greyish-black with a symmetrical pattern of reddish-brown patches on each side, including a band from behind the eye to the base of the arm. The underparts are pale yellowish-grey mottled with black or brown. In the breeding season males develop a dark throat patch (Wikipedia, general species account).

It was first described as a subspecies of Kaloula pulchra and was moved to the genus Uperodon in 2016. It occurs in Nepal, Bangladesh, southern and eastern India and Sri Lanka, up to about 1,300 m. The 2012 National Red List has it as Kaloula taprobanica, Nationally Least Concern (Sri Lanka National Red List 2012).