Chirixalus simus
{{Short description|Species of amphibian}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Assam tree frog, Barprta, Assam, India.jpg
| image_caption = Assam tree frog from Barpeta, Assam, India
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| taxon = Chirixalus simus
| authority = Annandale, 1915
| synonyms = * Chiromantis simus (Annandale, 1915)
}}
Chirixalus simus, commonly known as Assam Asian frog, Assam tree frog, Annandale's tree frog, and Annandale's pigmy tree frog, is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae found in Bangladesh and north-eastern India (in Assam, Mizoram, and West Bengal states).{{Cite web|title=Chirixalus simus Annandale, 1915 {{!}} Amphibian Species of the World|url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Rhacophoridae/Rhacophorinae/Chirixalus/Chirixalus-simus|website=amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org|access-date=2020-05-14}} Among other places, it has been recorded from Rajpur in the South 24 Parganas district and in the Darrang district of Assam.Soud, Rakesh, R Das and K Deuti (2007) Range extension of Chirixalus simus Annandale 1915 (Anura: Rhacophoridae). J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 104(2):224-225
Habitat
Chirixalus simus is a reasonably abundant species. They are arboreal frogs associated with scrub forest habitats. They breed in pools, with eggs deposited on vegetation.
Description
File:Chiromantis simus in Annandale 1915.jpg
Chirixalus simus are small frogs that grow to a snout-vent length of {{convert|19|-|23|mm|abbr=on}} in males and about {{convert|27|mm|abbr=on}} in females. Male frogs call from grasses about 1 metre above the water. They make foam nests that hang above the water.{{cite journal |last1=Deuti |first1=K. |author2=S. Biswas |author3=M. F. Ahmed |author4=S. K. Dutta |year=2000 |title=Rediscovery of Chirixalus simus Annandale, 1915 (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Assam and West Bengal, eastern India |journal=Hamadryad |volume=25 |pages=215–217 |url=http://home.gwu.edu/~sayantan/Deuti%20et%20al.,%202000.pdf |access-date=2013-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060905174227/http://home.gwu.edu/~sayantan/Deuti%20et%20al.,%202000.pdf |archive-date=2006-09-05 |url-status=dead }}
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Category:Amphibians of Bangladesh
Category:Taxa named by Nelson Annandale