A new species of tree frog (Genus: Polypedates) from Great Nicobar, India (Anura: Rhacophoridae)

A new species of tree frog of the genus Polypedates is described on the basis of 11 examples collected from Great Nicobar Island, India. The new species is diagnosed by the following characteristics: large body size (female SVL <65.2 mm; male SVL <43.3 mm), head broader than long, and lacking...

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Main Author: Das, I.
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Language:English
Published: Centre for Herpetology, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust 1995
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description A new species of tree frog of the genus Polypedates is described on the basis of 11 examples collected from Great Nicobar Island, India. The new species is diagnosed by the following characteristics: large body size (female SVL <65.2 mm; male SVL <43.3 mm), head broader than long, and lacking a bony crest; concave lores; eye diameter less than the eye-nostril distance, tympanum diameter less than ¾ eye diameter; toes 2/3 webbed; toe IV with one phalange free, absence of outer metatarsal tubercle; tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the nostrils; no tubercles on the undersurface of the arm and dorsum typically with a dark hour-glass marking.
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spelling unimas-117652016-05-04T01:46:01Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11765/ A new species of tree frog (Genus: Polypedates) from Great Nicobar, India (Anura: Rhacophoridae) Das, I. QL Zoology SF Animal culture A new species of tree frog of the genus Polypedates is described on the basis of 11 examples collected from Great Nicobar Island, India. The new species is diagnosed by the following characteristics: large body size (female SVL <65.2 mm; male SVL <43.3 mm), head broader than long, and lacking a bony crest; concave lores; eye diameter less than the eye-nostril distance, tympanum diameter less than ¾ eye diameter; toes 2/3 webbed; toe IV with one phalange free, absence of outer metatarsal tubercle; tibio-tarsal articulation reaches the nostrils; no tubercles on the undersurface of the arm and dorsum typically with a dark hour-glass marking. Centre for Herpetology, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust 1995 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11765/1/A%20new%20species%20of%20tree%20frog%20%28abstract%29.pdf Das, I. (1995) A new species of tree frog (Genus: Polypedates) from Great Nicobar, India (Anura: Rhacophoridae). Hamadryad, 20. pp. 13-20. ISSN 0972-205X https://www.zenscientist.com/index.php/pdflibrary2/Open-Access-Journals/Hamadryad-1976-2008/1995-Hamadryad-20(1)-Das-2/
spellingShingle QL Zoology
SF Animal culture
Das, I.
A new species of tree frog (Genus: Polypedates) from Great Nicobar, India (Anura: Rhacophoridae)
title A new species of tree frog (Genus: Polypedates) from Great Nicobar, India (Anura: Rhacophoridae)
title_full A new species of tree frog (Genus: Polypedates) from Great Nicobar, India (Anura: Rhacophoridae)
title_fullStr A new species of tree frog (Genus: Polypedates) from Great Nicobar, India (Anura: Rhacophoridae)
title_full_unstemmed A new species of tree frog (Genus: Polypedates) from Great Nicobar, India (Anura: Rhacophoridae)
title_short A new species of tree frog (Genus: Polypedates) from Great Nicobar, India (Anura: Rhacophoridae)
title_sort new species of tree frog (genus: polypedates) from great nicobar, india (anura: rhacophoridae)
topic QL Zoology
SF Animal culture
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11765/
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http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11765/1/A%20new%20species%20of%20tree%20frog%20%28abstract%29.pdf