Abstract

Many poikilotherms have the ability to change body color for homeostatic regulation, conspecific communication or predator deterrence. Physiological color change is a rapid, reversible mode of color change regulated by neuromuscular or neuroendocrine system and has been observed in several anuran species. Here we report the occurrence of physiological color change in the tree frog Rhacophorus smaragdinus (Blyth, 1852) (Amphibia, Anura, Rhacophoridae) for the first time from Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Probable proximate causes of the behavior are discussed along with an overview of physiological color change in species of the family Rhacophoridae and nature of color change observed.

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Title
Observation on rapid physiological color change in Giant tree frog Rhacophorus smaragdinus (Blyth, 1852) from Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Author
Deepak, C K  VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Payra, Arajush; Tripathy, Basudev; Chandra, Kailash
Pages
95-99
Section
Short Communication
Publication year
2019
Publication date
May 21, 2019
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
ISSN
10134425
e-ISSN
2682955X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3897/herpetozoa.32.e36023
ProQuest document ID
2295454788
Copyright
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