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Type: Article
Published: 2013-05-06
Page range: 336–348
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A new species of Duttaphrynus (Anura : Bufonidae) from Northeast India

Duttaphrynus chandai Nagaland New species

Abstract

A new species of montane toad Duttaphrynus is described from Nagaland state of Northeast India. The new species is diagnosable based on following combination of characters: absence of preorbital, postorbital and orbitotympanic ridges, elongated and broad parotid gland, first finger longer than second and presence of a mid-dorsal line. The tympanum is hidden under a skin fold (in male) or absent (in female). The species is compared with its congers from India and Indo- China. We propose to consider Duttaphrynus wokhaensis as junior synonym of Duttaphrynus melanostictus.