Limnonectes khasianus (Anderson, 1871)
Pyxicephalus Khasianus Anderson, 1871, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 40: 23. Type(s): Not designated, presumably originally ZSIC. Type locality: "Khasi Hills", Meghalaya, India.
Rana khasiana — Boulenger, 1882, Cat. Batr. Sal. Coll. Brit. Mus., Ed. 2: 34. Boulenger, 1890, Fauna Brit. India, Rept. Batr.: 444.
Limnonectes (Limnonectes) khasianus — Dubois, 1987 "1986", Alytes, 5: 63.
Limnonectes khasiensis — Dutta, 1997, Amph. India Sri Lanka: 131. Incorrect subsequent spelling.
English Names
Khasi Wart Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. Guide Scient. Common Names Amph. Rept. World: 100).
Khasi Hills Frog (Das and Dutta, 1998, Hamadryad, 23: 65; Dinesh, Radhakrishnan, Gururaja, and Bhatta, 2009, Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Occas. Pap., 302: 27; Mathew and Sen, 2010, Pict. Guide Amph. NE India: 36).
Anderson's Khasi Hills Frog (Chanda, 2002, Handb. Indian Amph.: 116).
Distribution
Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India.
Comment
In the Limnonectes (Limnonectes) kuhlii group of Dubois, 1987 "1986", Alytes, 5: 63. Removed from the synonymy of Limnonectes kuhlii by Dubois, 1987 "1986", Alytes, 5: 63, where it had been placed provisionally by Boulenger, 1920, Rec. Indian Mus., 20: 66. Chanda, 2002, Handb. Indian Amph.: 116, provided a brief account (as Rana khasiana). Dutta, 1997, Amph. India Sri Lanka: 131, provided systematic comments, range, and brief bibliography. Mathew and Sen, 2010, Pict. Guide Amph. NE India: 36, provided a brief characterization.
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