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Issue: Vol. 5862 No. 1: 4 Aug. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-08-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5862.1.10
Page range: 189-194
Abstract views: 288
PDF downloaded: 33

Designation of a neotype for Engystoma ? berdmorei Blyth, 1856 (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae)

The School of Medicine & Pharmacy; Duy Tan University; Da Nang; 550000; Vietnam; Center for Entomology & Parasitology Research; Duy Tan University; Da Nang; 550000; Vietnam
Zoological Survey of India; FPS Building; Indian Museum Campus; Kolkata; West Bengal; India
Southern Institute of Ecology; An Phu Dong; Ho Chi Minh; Vietnam
Department of Vertebrate Zoology; Lomonosov Moscow State University; Leninskiye Gory; GSP-1; Moscow 119991; Russia
Department of Vertebrate Zoology; Lomonosov Moscow State University; Leninskiye Gory; GSP-1; Moscow 119991; Russia
Department of Life Sciences; The Natural History Museum; London SW7 5BD; UK
Institut de Systématique; Évolution; Biodiversité; MNHN-CNRS-SU-EPHE-UA; Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle; Sorbonne Universités; Paris; France
Amphibia neotype designation Microhyla berdmorei Microhylidae taxonomy

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How to Cite

Nguyen, T.V., Ray, S., Tran, P.N., Trofimets, A.V., Poyarkov, N.A., Deepak, V. & Ohler, A. (2026) Designation of a neotype for Engystoma ? berdmorei Blyth, 1856 (Amphibia: Anura: Microhylidae). Zootaxa, 5862 (1), 189–194. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5862.1.10