A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Mizoram, North-eastern India
A new species of megophryid frog of the genus Leptolalax is described from the Tamdil wetlands of Mizoram State, north-eastern India. L. tamdil new species, is compared with congeners from India and other parts of south-east Asia. The new species is diagnosable in showing the following combination...
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| description | A new species of megophryid frog of the genus Leptolalax is described from the Tamdil wetlands of Mizoram State,
north-eastern India. L. tamdil new species, is compared with congeners from India and other parts of south-east Asia. The
new species is diagnosable in showing the following combination of characters: SVL 32.3 mm in the only male and 31.8
mm in the only female known; dorsum tuberculate; eyelids with tubercles; tympanum and supratympanic fold distinct;
supratympanic fold extending to posterior edge of tympanum; macroglands, including preaxillary, pectoral, femoral and
ventrolateral glands present; Finger II > I; toe tips not dilated, bearing dermal fringes; relatively long hind limbs, with
heels in contact when limbs are held perpendicular to body; dorsum with dark blotches; flanks with small dark blotches;
dark tympanic mask present; venter pale; labial bars present and limbs with dark cross-bars. |
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| spelling | unimas-32022024-01-23T03:01:51Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/3202/ A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Mizoram, North-eastern India Sengupta, S. Sailo, S. Lalremsanga, H.T Das, A. Das, I. QL Zoology A new species of megophryid frog of the genus Leptolalax is described from the Tamdil wetlands of Mizoram State, north-eastern India. L. tamdil new species, is compared with congeners from India and other parts of south-east Asia. The new species is diagnosable in showing the following combination of characters: SVL 32.3 mm in the only male and 31.8 mm in the only female known; dorsum tuberculate; eyelids with tubercles; tympanum and supratympanic fold distinct; supratympanic fold extending to posterior edge of tympanum; macroglands, including preaxillary, pectoral, femoral and ventrolateral glands present; Finger II > I; toe tips not dilated, bearing dermal fringes; relatively long hind limbs, with heels in contact when limbs are held perpendicular to body; dorsum with dark blotches; flanks with small dark blotches; dark tympanic mask present; venter pale; labial bars present and limbs with dark cross-bars. Zootaxa 2010 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/3202/1/Sengupta.pdf Sengupta, S. and Sailo, S. and Lalremsanga, H.T and Das, A. and Das, I. (2010) A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Mizoram, North-eastern India. Zootaxa, 2406. pp. 56-68. ISSN 1175-5334 (online) http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3737.4.5 |
| spellingShingle | QL Zoology Sengupta, S. Sailo, S. Lalremsanga, H.T Das, A. Das, I. A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Mizoram, North-eastern India |
| title | A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Mizoram, North-eastern India |
| title_full | A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Mizoram, North-eastern India |
| title_fullStr | A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Mizoram, North-eastern India |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Mizoram, North-eastern India |
| title_short | A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from Mizoram, North-eastern India |
| title_sort | new species of leptolalax (anura: megophryidae) from mizoram, north-eastern india |
| topic | QL Zoology |
| url | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/3202/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/3202/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/3202/1/Sengupta.pdf |