A report on Ingerana borealis (Annandale, 1912) (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from inside a cave

Authors

  • Bhaskar Saikia
     Zoological Survey of India, North Eastern Regional Centre, Risa Colony, Shillong, Meghalaya
  • Uttam Saikia
     Zoological Survey of India, North Eastern Regional Centre, Risa Colony, Shillong, Meghalaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i3/2020/143326

Keywords:

Altitudinal Distribution, Cave Frog, Cave Lymput, Khasi Hills, Krem, Meghalaya

Abstract

The trickling stream dwelling frog Ingerana borealis (Annandale, 1912) is reported from a cave habitat for the first time. Based on voucher specimens collected in 2006, 2019 and 2020 from inside this cave, a viable population of this species is found to thrive within the cave ecosystem of Krem Lymput, located in East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya. A note on the altitudinal distribution and the habitats of this species is also added.

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2020-09-06

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Saikia, B., & Saikia, U. (2020). A report on <i>Ingerana borealis</i> (Annandale, 1912) (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from inside a cave. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 120(3), 247–250. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v120/i3/2020/143326

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Volume 120, Issue 3, 2020

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