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Issue: Vol. 5673 No. 3: 6 Aug. 2025
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2025-08-06
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5673.3.9
Page range: 447-450
Abstract views: 107
PDF downloaded: 3

An integrated approach to confirm a range extension for Fejervarya orissaensis (Anura: Dicroglossidae) in Maharashtra, India

Laboratory of Animal Behaviour and Conservation; College of Life Sciences; Nanjing Forestry University; 210037; Nanjing; China; Wildlife Institute of India; Dehradun; 248001; Uttarakhand; India; Amphibian Specialist Group; Species Survival Commission; International Union for the Conservation of Nature; Rue Mauverney; Gland; Switzerland
Laboratory of Animal Behaviour and Conservation; College of Life Sciences; Nanjing Forestry University; 210037; Nanjing; China; Wildlife Institute of India; Dehradun; 248001; Uttarakhand; India; Amphibian Specialist Group; Species Survival Commission; International Union for the Conservation of Nature; Rue Mauverney; Gland; Switzerland; Biodiversity Research and Conservation Foundation; ITI Road; Satara; 415002; Maharashtra; India
Wildlife Institute of India; Dehradun; 248001; Uttarakhand; India; Department of Biosciences; Graphic Era (Deemed to be University); Clement Town Dehradun; Uttarakhand; India
Biodiversity Research and Conservation Foundation; ITI Road; Satara; 415002; Maharashtra; India; Department of Ecology; Evolution and Behaviour; University of Minnesota; Saint Paul; Minnesota; United States
Biodiversity Research and Conservation Foundation; ITI Road; Satara; 415002; Maharashtra; India
Zoological Survey of India; Western Regional Centre; Pune; 415206; Maharashtra; India
Laboratory of Animal Behaviour and Conservation; College of Life Sciences; Nanjing Forestry University; 210037; Nanjing; China; Wildlife Institute of India; Amphibian Specialist Group; Species Survival Commission; International Union for the Conservation of Nature; Rue Mauverney; Gland; Switzerland
Amphibia Anura Dicroglossidae India

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How to Cite

Shrivastava, A., Prasad, V.K., Gautam, K.B., Padhy, S.P., Dave, D., Dinesh, K. & Borzée, A. (2025) An integrated approach to confirm a range extension for Fejervarya orissaensis (Anura: Dicroglossidae) in Maharashtra, India. Zootaxa, 5673 (3), 447–450. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5673.3.9