Philautus munnarensis, Biju & Bossuyt, 2009
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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00466.x |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F5945F-FF9F-1E75-FC70-FD62FA2DC135 |
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scientific name |
Philautus munnarensis |
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sp. nov. |
PHILAUTUS MUNNARENSIS SP. NOV.
( FIGS 2, 46C, 49A–D, 50; TABLE 2)
Type material: Holotype, BNHS 4481 View Materials , an adult male, SVL 28.8 mm, collected by SDB on 10 July 1998 from Munnar , on the way to Devikulam, Idukki, Kerala, India; paratypes, BNHS 4482 View Materials and BNHS 4533 View Materials , two adult males collected along with the holotype.
Other material studied: SDB 029 , an adult male collected along with the holotype; BMNH 97.10.13.2-a and BMNH 97.10.13.2-b, two adult males collected by H.S. Ferguson from ‘Devicolum’ (i.e. Devikulam), Kerala, India ( Table 2) .
Diagnosis: Philautus munnarensis sp. nov. can be distinguished from known congeners by the following combination of characters: (1) medium male adult size (SVL 30.4 ± 2.0 mm, N = 6); (2) head shorter than wide (HW 12.1 ± 1.1 mm vs. HL 11.3 ± 0.7 mm, N = 6); (3) snout rounded in dorsal view; (4) loreal region obtusely concave; (5) tongue with a median lingual papilla; (6) groin light brownish yellow, marbled with brown; (7) ventral coloration light black; (8) supernumerary tubercles prominently present on all fingers and toes.
In general appearance, P. munnarensis sp. nov. could be confused with P. signatus , but it differs from P. signatus in having a rounded snout in dorsal view (vs. snout pointed), obtuse loreal region (vs. acute), shank shorter than thigh, ShL 14.6 ± 0.7 mm vs. TL 15.7 ± 0.8 mm, N = 6 (vs. shank longer than thigh, ShL 14.3 ± 1.1 mm vs. TL 13.4 ± 1.0 mm, N = 8), groin light-brownish yellow, marbled with brown (vs. flesh white or light reddish brown without any marbling).
Description of the holotype (all measurements in mm): Medium-sized frog (SVL 28.8) with a robust body ( Figs 49A, 50); head length (HL 10.0) shorter than width (HW 11.2; MN 9.2; MFE 7.4; MBE 4.1); outline of snout in dorsal view rounded ( Fig. 49A), slightly
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