Description of Nanorana conaensis (Fei and Huang, 1981) (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) reported from Arunachal Pradesh, India

Authors

  • Bhaskar Saikia
     Zoological Survey of India, North Eastern Regional Centre, Risa Colony, Shillong – 793003, Meghalaya
  • Bikramjit Sinha
     Zoological Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Senki Valley, Itanagar-791113, Arunachal Pradesh
  • K. P. Dinesh
     Zoological Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, Vidyanagar, Pune-411 044, Maharashtra
  • Mukesh Thakur
     Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata - 700053, West Bengal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i1/2020/138963

Keywords:

Nanoranna conaensis, Morphology, Arunachal Pradesh, Phylogenitic Status.

Abstract

The dicroglossid frog Nanorana conaensis was described from the high elevation mountain ranges of Tibet about three decades ago. Recently this species was reported from India as a first record for India. In the present account, detailed morphological data, genetic data and phylogenetic status has been provided with a photograph of live animal in order to facilitate easy identification of the species from India.

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2020-03-31

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Saikia, B., Sinha, B., Dinesh, K. P., & Thakur, M. (2020). Description of <I>Nanorana conaensis</I> (Fei and Huang, 1981) (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) reported from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 120(1), 49–54. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i1/2020/138963

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Volume 120, Issue 1, 2020

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