Phrynoderma konkani Yadav, Bhosale, Koli, Gopalan, Kadam, Khandekar, and Dinesh, 2024

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Dicroglossidae > Subfamily: Dicroglossinae > Genus: Phrynoderma > Species: Phrynoderma konkani

Phrynoderma konkani Yadav, Bhosale, Koli, Gopalan, Kadam, Khandekar, and Dinesh, 2024, J. Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 17: 604. Holotype: ZSI/WRC/A/2634, by original designation. Type locality: "Thakurwadi lake, Kudal (N 16.010, E73.647; 05 masl; WGS84), Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India". Zoobank Publication registration: C331AC79-D1C9-499E-9EAE-125FDE13EAD1

Common Names

Konkan Pond Frog (original publication). 

Distribution

Coastal regions of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India; currently known from four localities: (1) Thakurwadi Lake, 5 m elevation; (2) Chipi Plateau, 120 m elevation; (3) Dhamapur Plateau, 166 m elevation); and (4) Bambuli Wetland, 7 m elevation. Expected in Baga, Goa, India.

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: India

Endemic: India

Comment

The sister taxon of Phrynoderma aloysii according to the original publication, where comparative morphology and molecular markers were detailed. See comment under Phrynoderma for discussion of rank controversy regarding the generic name. 

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