A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from the sacred groves of Mawphlang, Meghalaya, north-eastern India
A new species of megophryid frog of the genus Leptolalax is described from the sacred groves of Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills, north-eastern India. L. khasiorum new species, is compared with congeners from India and other parts of south-east Asia. The new species is diagnosable in showing the follow...
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| description | A new species of megophryid frog of the genus Leptolalax is described from the sacred groves of Mawphlang, East
Khasi Hills, north-eastern India. L. khasiorum 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 24.5–27.3
(mean 25.63 ± 0.61 SE) mm in a sample of four adult males; 31.2–33.4 (mean 32.50 ± 0.67 SE) mm in a sample of three
females; dorsum with fine scattered tubercles; eyelids with tubercles; tympanum and supratympanic fold distinct;
macroglands, including preaxillary, pectorals and ventrolateral glands present; Finger I > II; toe tips not dilated, bearing
dermal fringes; dorsum with dark blotches; flanks with large dark blotches; dark tympanic mask present; venter lacking
dark blotches; labial bars present and limbs with dark cross-bars. |
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| spelling | unimas-32032021-04-30T14:20:46Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/3203/ A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from the sacred groves of Mawphlang, Meghalaya, north-eastern India Das, I. Tron, R.K.L Rangad, D. Hooroo, R.N.K QL Zoology SB Plant culture A new species of megophryid frog of the genus Leptolalax is described from the sacred groves of Mawphlang, East Khasi Hills, north-eastern India. L. khasiorum 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 24.5–27.3 (mean 25.63 ± 0.61 SE) mm in a sample of four adult males; 31.2–33.4 (mean 32.50 ± 0.67 SE) mm in a sample of three females; dorsum with fine scattered tubercles; eyelids with tubercles; tympanum and supratympanic fold distinct; macroglands, including preaxillary, pectorals and ventrolateral glands present; Finger I > II; toe tips not dilated, bearing dermal fringes; dorsum with dark blotches; flanks with large dark blotches; dark tympanic mask present; venter lacking dark blotches; labial bars present and limbs with dark cross-bars. Zootaxa 2010 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/3203/7/Anewspecies.pdf Das, I. and Tron, R.K.L and Rangad, D. and Hooroo, R.N.K (2010) A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from the sacred groves of Mawphlang, Meghalaya, north-eastern India. Zootaxa, 2339. pp. 44-56. ISSN 1175-5334 (online) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290585408_A_new_species_of_Leptolalax_Anura_Megophryidae_from_the_sacred_groves_of_Mawphlang_Meghalaya_north-eastern_India |
| spellingShingle | QL Zoology SB Plant culture Das, I. Tron, R.K.L Rangad, D. Hooroo, R.N.K A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from the sacred groves of Mawphlang, Meghalaya, north-eastern India |
| title | A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from the sacred groves of Mawphlang, Meghalaya, north-eastern India |
| title_full | A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from the sacred groves of Mawphlang, Meghalaya, north-eastern India |
| title_fullStr | A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from the sacred groves of Mawphlang, Meghalaya, north-eastern India |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from the sacred groves of Mawphlang, Meghalaya, north-eastern India |
| title_short | A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from the sacred groves of Mawphlang, Meghalaya, north-eastern India |
| title_sort | new species of leptolalax (anura: megophryidae) from the sacred groves of mawphlang, meghalaya, north-eastern india |
| topic | QL Zoology SB Plant culture |
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