Redescription and geographic distribution of Raorchestes shillongensis (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Meghalaya, Northeast India

Redescription and geographic distribution of Raorchestes shillongensis (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Meghalaya, Northeast India

Redescription and geographic distribution of Raorchestes shillongensis (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Meghalaya, Northeast India. Raorchestes shillongensis is a threatened rhacophorid frog endemic to Northeast India. The species is poorly known and systematic information is lacking. We redescribe here...

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Veröffentlicht in:Phyllomedusa 2018-06, Vol.17 (1), p.3
Hauptverfasser: Boruah, Bitupan, Raj, Prudhvi, Dutta, Sushil K., Das, Abhijit
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
advertisement call
conservation
morphology
phylogeny
Rhacophorinae
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Zusammenfassung:Redescription and geographic distribution of Raorchestes shillongensis (Anura: Rhacophoridae) from Meghalaya, Northeast India. Raorchestes shillongensis is a threatened rhacophorid frog endemic to Northeast India. The species is poorly known and systematic information is lacking. We redescribe here the morphology of the species from topotypic material and compare with other Bush Frogs of the region. The locality records from the state of Meghalaya are new. We describe its advertisement call and discuss its phylogenetic position.
ISSN:1519-1397
2316-9079
DOI:10.11606/issn.2316-9079.v17i1p3-20