Xenophrys zunhebotoensis Mathew and Sen, 2007
Xenophrys zunhebotoensis Mathew and Sen, 2007, Cobra, Chennai, 1 (2): 20. Holotype: ZSI-E 771, by original designation. Type locality: "INDIA, Nagaland, Zunheboto district, Nguti (Sukhalu), (collected from a mountain stream with rocks and boulders) (N. 25° 58′ 45.1″, E 94° 30′ 24″), Alt. 1715 msl", northeastern India.
Megophrys zunhebotoensis — Mahony, Sengupta, Kamei, and Biju, 2011, Zootaxa, 3059: 43.
English Names
Zunheboto Horned Frog (Dinesh, Radhakrishnan, Gururaja, and Bhatta, 2009, Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Occas. Pap., 302: 45).
Zunheboto's Horned Toad (Mathew and Sen, 2010, Pict. Guide Amph. NE India: 61).
Distribution
Known only from the type locality in Zunheboto District, Nagaland, northeastern India.
Comment
Most similar to Xenophrys serchhipii and Xenophrys wuliangshanensis according to the original publication. Mathew and Sen, 2010, Pict. Guide Amph. NE India: 61, 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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