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First report of Megophrys pachyproctus Huang, 1981 (Anura: Megophyridae) from Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India


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1 Zoological Survey of India, North Eastern Regional Centre, Risa Colony, Shillong – 793003, India
2 Zoological Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Senki Valley, Itanagar – 791113, India
 

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The endemic Asian megophryid genus Megophrys is represented by a total of 77 species of which 14 are reported to occur in India. Due to its close proximity to China, Arunachal Pradesh- the easternmost state of India- is believed to harbor many species of amphibians endemic to China. One such Megophrys species endemic to China, Megophrys pachyproctus, is reported herein this paper as the first record for India, based on a single specimen collected from Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Ziro Valley of Arunachal Pradesh.

Keywords

Arunachal Pradesh, New Country Record, North-East India, Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Ziro Valley.
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  • First report of Megophrys pachyproctus Huang, 1981 (Anura: Megophyridae) from Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India

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Authors

Bhaskar Saikia
Zoological Survey of India, North Eastern Regional Centre, Risa Colony, Shillong – 793003, India
Bikramjit Sinha
Zoological Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Senki Valley, Itanagar – 791113, India

Abstract


The endemic Asian megophryid genus Megophrys is represented by a total of 77 species of which 14 are reported to occur in India. Due to its close proximity to China, Arunachal Pradesh- the easternmost state of India- is believed to harbor many species of amphibians endemic to China. One such Megophrys species endemic to China, Megophrys pachyproctus, is reported herein this paper as the first record for India, based on a single specimen collected from Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Ziro Valley of Arunachal Pradesh.

Keywords


Arunachal Pradesh, New Country Record, North-East India, Talle Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Ziro Valley.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv118%2Fi4%2F2018%2F123337