New Species of Nyctibatrachus (Anura: Ranidae) from Castle Rock, Karnataka State, Southwest India

A new species of ranid frog of the genusNyctibatrachusis described from Castle Rock,Karnataka State, Southwest India. The new species is compared with all known congeners and is diagnosedby the following combination of characters: head wider than long; snout project...

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Main Authors: Das, I., Kunte, Krushnamegh
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Language:English
Published: The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles 2005
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description A new species of ranid frog of the genusNyctibatrachusis described from Castle Rock,Karnataka State, Southwest India. The new species is compared with all known congeners and is diagnosedby the following combination of characters: head wider than long; snout projecting beyond mouth;supratympanic fold poorly defined; webbing on toes reaching base of disks except on Toe IV, where it reachesdistal subarticular tubercle; tips of digits on fingers and toes flattened to form disks with distinct groovesseparating dorsum of disks from venter; and femoral gland present. The largest specimen in the type serieshas a snout-vent length of 43.2 mm.Nyctibatrachus hussainiKrishnamurthy, Reddy and Gururaja, 2001, isshown to be an invalid nomen, for lack of typification.
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spelling unimas-116982016-05-03T02:22:08Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11698/ New Species of Nyctibatrachus (Anura: Ranidae) from Castle Rock, Karnataka State, Southwest India Das, I. Kunte, Krushnamegh GE Environmental Sciences QL Zoology A new species of ranid frog of the genusNyctibatrachusis described from Castle Rock,Karnataka State, Southwest India. The new species is compared with all known congeners and is diagnosedby the following combination of characters: head wider than long; snout projecting beyond mouth;supratympanic fold poorly defined; webbing on toes reaching base of disks except on Toe IV, where it reachesdistal subarticular tubercle; tips of digits on fingers and toes flattened to form disks with distinct groovesseparating dorsum of disks from venter; and femoral gland present. The largest specimen in the type serieshas a snout-vent length of 43.2 mm.Nyctibatrachus hussainiKrishnamurthy, Reddy and Gururaja, 2001, isshown to be an invalid nomen, for lack of typification. The Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles 2005 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11698/1/New%20species%20of%20nyctibatrachus%20%28abstract%29.pdf Das, I. and Kunte, Krushnamegh (2005) New Species of Nyctibatrachus (Anura: Ranidae) from Castle Rock, Karnataka State, Southwest India. Journal of Herpetology, 39 (3). pp. 465-470. ISSN 0022-1511 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232680817_New_Species_of_Nyctibatrachus_Anura_Ranidae_from_Castle_Rock_Karnataka_State_Southwest_India
spellingShingle GE Environmental Sciences
QL Zoology
Das, I.
Kunte, Krushnamegh
New Species of Nyctibatrachus (Anura: Ranidae) from Castle Rock, Karnataka State, Southwest India
title New Species of Nyctibatrachus (Anura: Ranidae) from Castle Rock, Karnataka State, Southwest India
title_full New Species of Nyctibatrachus (Anura: Ranidae) from Castle Rock, Karnataka State, Southwest India
title_fullStr New Species of Nyctibatrachus (Anura: Ranidae) from Castle Rock, Karnataka State, Southwest India
title_full_unstemmed New Species of Nyctibatrachus (Anura: Ranidae) from Castle Rock, Karnataka State, Southwest India
title_short New Species of Nyctibatrachus (Anura: Ranidae) from Castle Rock, Karnataka State, Southwest India
title_sort new species of nyctibatrachus (anura: ranidae) from castle rock, karnataka state, southwest india
topic GE Environmental Sciences
QL Zoology
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11698/1/New%20species%20of%20nyctibatrachus%20%28abstract%29.pdf