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Issue: Vol. 5796 No. 3: 22 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.8
Page range: 551-571
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A new mud-nesting Fanged Frog (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Arunachal Pradesh with notes on L. longchuanensis from India

Wildlife Institute of India; Chandrabani; Dehradun; Uttarakhand 248 001; India
Wildlife Institute of India; Chandrabani; Dehradun; Uttarakhand 248 001; India; Wildlife Conservation Society- India; Bengaluru; Karnataka 560 097; India
Wildlife Institute of India; Chandrabani; Dehradun; Uttarakhand 248 001; India
Wildlife Institute of India; Chandrabani; Dehradun; Uttarakhand 248 001; India
Amphibia Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot Namdapha Tiger Reserve northeast India taxonomy phylogenetics

Abstract

A new species of Limnonectes is described from Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, northeast India, based on differences in morphological characters and mitochondrial gene 16S rRNA. The genetic divergence of the new species with its congeners of the L. limborgi complex is 2.4–6.8% in the 16S rRNA gene. The new species can be easily differentiated from its congeners by adult snout-vent length range 23.3–35.9 mm, internarial distance greater than inter-upper eyelid width and upper eyelid width, an inverted “V” shaped dermal fold on dorsum, discontinuous dorsolateral folds on dorsum, dark-brown concave line on inter-upper eyelid space. Additionally, the new species exhibits a unique nesting behaviour, constructing mud nest under leaf litter. This study also formally reports L. longchuanensis from India. With the description of this new species and the report of L. longchuanensis, the number of species of the genus currently known from India increases to six.

 

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How to Cite

Boruah, B., Rajiv, N.V., Dutta, S. & Das, A. (2026) A new mud-nesting Fanged Frog (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Arunachal Pradesh with notes on L. longchuanensis from India. Zootaxa, 5796 (3), 551–571. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5796.3.8