Megophrys zunhebotoensis (Mathew & Sen, 2007)

Saikia, Bhaskar, Devanda, Mahendra, Gurumayum, S. D., Kharkongor, Ilona Jacinta & Sinha, Bikramjit, 2017, Additions to the Amphibian fauna of Arunachal Pradesh, India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 117 (2), pp. 118-121 : 119-120

2. Megophrys zunhebotoensis (Mathew & Sen, 2007) Zunheboto’s Horned Toad ( Figure 2 )

2007. Xenophrys zunhebotoensis Mathew & Sen , Cobra , 1 (2): 20

Material examined: 1 ex., ZSI / V / APRC /A-111, 10 km from Midpu on Sagali Road, Papumpare , Arunachal Pradesh, 02.vii.2016, Coll. B. Saikia & Party.

Diagnosis: A medium sized frog; head broader; nostrils closer to eyes; supratympanic glandular fold white toes tips swollen; dorsum slaty coloured; dark triangular patch between the eyes; a V shaped ridge behind the eyes, another similar ridge on the posterior dorsum, making an incomplete hour glass pattern; 2 parallel lines on the both sides of the V shaped ridges; axial and femoral glands present.

Morphometry: ZSI/V/APRC/A-111: SVL-66.3; HL-

21.17; HW-25.92; SL-8.9.

Distribution: INDIA: Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland. Elsewhere: Not known.

IUCN Status:

Remarks: Rare. Presently endemic to NE India.

Figures

Figure 2. Megophrys zunhebotoensis.