On the Liurana (Anura: Ceratobatrachidae) of India with the description of three new species from Talley Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalayas

Authors

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

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i4/2019/141629

Keywords:

Liurana himalayana sp. nov., L. indica sp. nov., L. minuta sp. nov., Lower Subansiri, Northeast India, Pange

Abstract

The moss and leaf litter dwelling small frog group under genus Liurana are represented by only 4 species, all described from China; of which L. medogensis is known to occur in India. In recent years, surveys into Talley Valley Wildlife Sanctuary of Aruanchal Pradesh have revealed the occurrence of L. medogensis along with 3 hitherto unknown species of this genus from the protected area. Herein, we are describing 3 new species of Liurana and have provided a taxonomic key to the species of the genus.

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2019-12-20

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Saikia, B., & Sinha, B. (2019). On the <i>Liurana</i> (Anura: Ceratobatrachidae) of India with the description of three new species from Talley Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalayas. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 119(4), 303–315. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v119/i4/2019/141629

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Volume 119, Issue 4, 2019

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