Abstract
Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (the skittering frog) is one of the most widespread species in Pakistan. Present study was aimed to know the presence of Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis in urban and rural areas of Lower Dir, the North-western Pakistan. A total of 33 frogs were collected, including 15 from rural and 18 from urban areas. The frogs were caught by hands covered with gloves instead of using nets. The collection was managed from August to October 2016 and from April to May 2018. Morphometric analysis, coloration as well as photographs of the frogs have been provided in detail. Skittering frogs were seen frequent in swampy areas near the water bodies. These frogs were mostly seen after sunset.
Highlights
Pakistan is generally an amphibian-poor country because of its prevailing arid environmental conditions
The great Mogul Emperor Babur (1526-1530) noted the peculiar skittering habit of Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis on water surface of a pond, and for the first time recorded it in his autobiography Babur-Nama (Beveridge, 1979; Khan and Tasnim, 1987)
It is a scientific fact that amphibians have an important biological role in riparian ecosystem as exist in Pakistan
Summary
Pakistan is generally an amphibian-poor country because of its prevailing arid environmental conditions. With the humid riparian conditions in the Indus Valley, torrents and streams in the northern Himalayan sub-mountainous region, and the subterranean water channels in the western Balochistan highland, there are 25 amphibian species known from Pakistan (Khan, 2006). These species fall in twelve genera of four major families’ viz., Bufonidae, Megophryidae, Microhylidae and Dicroglossidae. Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis (Schneider, 1799) is one of the most widespread frog in southern Asia This species has been assigned to various genera over the time, including Rana (Rana cyanophlyctis Boulenger, 1920), Bufo (Bufo cyanophlyctis Latreille, 1801) and Dicroglossus
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