Kalophrynus (Anura: Microhylidae), a new genus for India, with the description of a new species, Kalophrynus orangensis, from Assam state
The microhylid genus, Kalophrynus, is reported for the first time from India, and a new species, Kalophrynus orangensis is described from the Orang National Park, Assam in north-eastern India. K. orangensis is diagnosable from all other congeners in showing the following combination of characters...
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| description | The microhylid genus, Kalophrynus, is reported for the first time from India,
and a new species, Kalophrynus orangensis is described from the Orang National Park,
Assam in north-eastern India. K. orangensis is diagnosable from all other congeners in
showing the following combination of characters: snout acute, projecting beyond
mandible; parotid gland absent; head wider than long; an inverted ‘v’-shaped mark
present on dorsum from tip of snout to the inguinal region; an ocellus present on inguinal
region; fingers lacking webbing; toes with rudimentary webbing; a single subarticular
tubercle on finger IV; inner outer metatarsal tubercles present; and SVL of adults
constituting the type series, 35.0-38.0 mm. |
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| spelling | unimas-118572016-05-05T03:15:46Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11857/ Kalophrynus (Anura: Microhylidae), a new genus for India, with the description of a new species, Kalophrynus orangensis, from Assam state Dutta, S. Mohammad Firoz, Ahmed Das, I. QL Zoology The microhylid genus, Kalophrynus, is reported for the first time from India, and a new species, Kalophrynus orangensis is described from the Orang National Park, Assam in north-eastern India. K. orangensis is diagnosable from all other congeners in showing the following combination of characters: snout acute, projecting beyond mandible; parotid gland absent; head wider than long; an inverted ‘v’-shaped mark present on dorsum from tip of snout to the inguinal region; an ocellus present on inguinal region; fingers lacking webbing; toes with rudimentary webbing; a single subarticular tubercle on finger IV; inner outer metatarsal tubercles present; and SVL of adults constituting the type series, 35.0-38.0 mm. Centre for Herpetology, Madras Crocodile Bank Trust 2000 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/11857/1/Kalophrynus%20%28anura%20microhylidae%29%20%28abstract%29.PDF Dutta, S. and Mohammad Firoz, Ahmed and Das, I. (2000) Kalophrynus (Anura: Microhylidae), a new genus for India, with the description of a new species, Kalophrynus orangensis, from Assam state. Hamadryad, 25 (2). pp. 67-74. ISSN 0972-205X https://www.zenscientist.com/index.php/pdflibrary2/Open-Access-Journals/Hamadryad-1976-2008/2000-Hamadryad-25(2)-Dutta/ |
| spellingShingle | QL Zoology Dutta, S. Mohammad Firoz, Ahmed Das, I. Kalophrynus (Anura: Microhylidae), a new genus for India, with the description of a new species, Kalophrynus orangensis, from Assam state |
| title | Kalophrynus (Anura: Microhylidae), a new genus for India, with the description of a new species, Kalophrynus orangensis, from Assam state |
| title_full | Kalophrynus (Anura: Microhylidae), a new genus for India, with the description of a new species, Kalophrynus orangensis, from Assam state |
| title_fullStr | Kalophrynus (Anura: Microhylidae), a new genus for India, with the description of a new species, Kalophrynus orangensis, from Assam state |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kalophrynus (Anura: Microhylidae), a new genus for India, with the description of a new species, Kalophrynus orangensis, from Assam state |
| title_short | Kalophrynus (Anura: Microhylidae), a new genus for India, with the description of a new species, Kalophrynus orangensis, from Assam state |
| title_sort | kalophrynus (anura: microhylidae), a new genus for india, with the description of a new species, kalophrynus orangensis, from assam state |
| topic | QL Zoology |
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