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. 

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