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Amphibians are beautifully adapted to life in their
particularenvironment and usually it is possible to 4 place' a species by a
superficial examination; for instance burrowing species have welldevelopedmetatarsal
tubercles, the spades they use for digging, while tree
frogshave large adhesive discs, and aquatic species have extensive
webbingon the toes.
The balk of the food consumed by amphibians consists of
invertebrates, mainly insects. They also feed on any animal including
othersof their kind, which they can overcome.
Two regions in India have a very rich amphibian fauna, the
WesternGhats and the Eastern Himalayas, Of the 130 species of 23
generaknown in India, 22 species of 10 genera occur in Maharashtra.
Speciesof the Order Caudata are absent in this region.
LIST OFAMPHIBIAOFMAHARASHTRA
ORDER GYMNOPHIONA
Family :Caecilidae
1.Indotyphlus battersbyiTaylor.
2.lchthyophis subterrestrisTaylo.
ORDER SALIENTIA
Family: Bufonidae
3.BufomelanostictusSchneider,chain
beduk.(Marathi).
4.BufostomaticusLutken.
5.BufokoynaensisSoman,
Family:Microhylida
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6. Microhyla ornata (Dum & Bibr.)
7. Uperodon globulosum (Gunther).
8. Ramanella variegata (Stoliczka).
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