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Rediscovery of a long known species, Ixalus lateralis Anderson, 1871

Resource Management and Environment Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Paschim Boragaon, Guwahati-781035, Assam, India
Resource Management and Environment Division, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Paschim Boragaon, Guwahati-781035, Assam, India
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Département de Systématique et Evolution, USM 602 Taxinomie et Collections, 25 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Département de Systématique et Evolution, USM 602 Taxinomie et Collections, 25 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France
Amphibia Megophryidae Ixalus lateralis neotype

Abstract

The genus Leptolalax Dubois, 1980 is for the first time reported from India. The nomen Ixalus lateralis Anderson 1871, created for a specimen from an unknown type locality, probably in North-East India, is applied to this species. A neotype is designated to stabilize the taxonomic status of this nomen and to fix a precise type locality.

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