Small forests are often ignored. Their faunal resources remain hidden due to negligence. But they may be rich in animal diversity. Considering this, I have started an initial study on the batrachofauna diversity of Dhaltangarh forest. Dhaltangarh is a small reserve protected forest of Jagatsingpur district of Odisha in India of geographical area of 279.03 acre. The duration of the study was 12 months. Studies were conducted by systematic observation, hand picking method, pitfall traps & photographic capture. The materials used to create this research paper were a camera, key to Indian amphibians, binocular, & a frog catching net. The study yielded 10 amphibian species belonging to 4 families and 7 genera. It was concluded that this small forest is rich in amphibians belonging to Dicroglossidae family. A new amphibian species named Srilankan painted frog was identified, which was previously unknown to this region.
