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Xenophrys serchhipii Mathew and Sen, 2007

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

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Xenophrys serchhipii Mathew and Sen, 2007, Cobra, Chennai, 1 (2): 21. Holotype: ZSI-E 773, by original designation. Type locality: "INDIA: Mizoram, Serchhip district, Serchhip, Agriculture Guest House compound (N. 23° 20′ 31.6″, E. 92° 50?′ [sic] 46.6″, Alt. 880 m above msl", northeastern India.

Megophrys serchhipii — Mahony, Sengupta, Kamei, and Biju, 2011, Zootaxa, 3059: 43.

English Names

Serchhipii Horned Frog (Dinesh, Radhakrishnan, Gururaja, and Bhatta, 2009, Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Occas. Pap., 302: 44).

Serchhip's Horned Toad (Mathew and Sen, 2010, Pict. Guide Amph. NE India: 59).

Distribution

Known only from the type locality (Serchhip, Mizoram, India).

Comment

Most similar to Xenophrys zunhebotoensis and Xenophrys wuliangshanensis according to the original publication. Mathew and Sen, 2010, Pict. Guide Amph. NE India: 59-60, provided a brief characterization and photographs. Mahony, Sengupta, Kamei, and Biju, 2011, Zootaxa, 3059: 43, commented on the insufficiencies of the original publication and diagnosis.

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