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Xenophrys megacephala (Mahony, Sengupta, Kamei, and Biju, 2011)

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Megophryidae > Genus: Xenophrys

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Megophrys megacephala Mahony, Sengupta, Kamei, and Biju, 2011, Zootaxa, 3059: 37. Holotype: ZSI A 11213, by original designation. Type locality: "Basistha Road, approximately 5 km south of Basistha temple (26° 03′ 59 N, 91°47′ 32 E, 145 m a.s.l.), East Khasi Hills, northern Meghalaya, India"

Xenophrys megacephala — Frost, 2013, Amph. Spec. World Online, vers. 5.6: . See comment under generic record.

English Names

Big Headed Horned Frog (original publication).

Distribution

Low elevation forested hills eastern Khasi Hills, northern Meghalaya, northeastern India.

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