Open AccessHematological Profile of Indian Bullfrog and Common Toad from Different Environmental Habitats
Author(s) -
Lenka Monalisa,
Dutta Sonali,
Biswakanth Kar,
Gurudutta Pattnaik
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of zoological investigations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2454-3055
DOI - 10.33745/ijzi.2021.v07i01.002
Subject(s) - bullfrog , toad , biology , ecology , habitat , zoology , population , demography , sociology
The wellbeing of human population depends on the ecosystem of earth. Amphibians from the ancienttime represents a major part in the global diversity and play important role for the benefit of society worldwide.The aim of the present study was to investigate the comparative hematological study of Indian bullfrog(Hoplobatrachus tigerinus) from wetland and a common Indian toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) from terrestrialenvironment. In this study we have procured 10 sexually mature and disease-free Indian bullfrog (9.93±0.07 cmtotal length, 59.5±1.94 g weight) and 10 common Indian toad (8.26±0.26 cm total length, 78.6±1.36 g weight). TheRBC and WBC count were found to be increased in frog than toad. Variation in RBC morphology which reveals theanemic condition in frog than that of toad. The study suggested that the environmental conditions have significantimpact on status of frog and toad.