Leptolalax khasiorum

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Leptolalax khasiorum
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: "Amphibia" (wide sense)
Order: Anura
Family: Megophryidae
Genus: Leptolalax
Species: L. khasiorum
Binomial name
Leptolalax khasiorum
Das, Tron, Rangad, and Hooroo, 2010

Leptolalax khasiorum is a frog belonging to the genus Leptolalax. It is so far reported only from the type locality, from the subtropical wet forests of Mawphlang in Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India.[1] It is a small amphibian; the male measuring 25.6 mm, and female 32.5 mm. The species is diagnosed with unique features such as eyelids with tubercles, distinct tympanum and supratympanic folds, undilated toe tips with dermal fringes, dorsum with dark blotches, flanks with large dark blotches, dark tympanic mask, limbs with dark cross-bars, and distinct color patches.[2]

References

  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Leptolalax khasiorum Das, Tron, Rangad, and Hooroo, 2010". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 October 2013. 
  2. Das I, Lyngdoh Tron RK, Rangad D, Hooroo RNK (2010). "A new species of Leptolalax (Anura: Megophryidae) from the sacred groves of Mawphlang, Meghalaya, north-eastern India". Zootaxa 2339: 44–56. 

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