Scutiger kanjiroba Hofmann, Jablonski, and Schmidt, 2024

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Megophryidae > Subfamily: Leptobrachiinae > Genus: Scutiger > Species: Scutiger kanjiroba

Scutiger kanjiroba Hofmann, Jablonski, and Schmidt, 2024, ZooKeys, 1210: 240. NHME A0576/99, by original designation. Type locality: "Juphal in the direction to Tripurakot, Dolpa district, Nepal (29°01'N, 82°47'E, 2600 m a.s.l.)". Zoobank Publication registration: D963D921-DB02-4892-AAE5-4B2DDB815DC9.

Common Names

Kanjiroba Lazy Toad (original publication). 

Distribution

Currently known from forested high-montane areas of the Kanjiroba Himal at elevations between ca. 3300 and 4400 m in west Nepal. 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: Nepal

Endemic: Nepal

Comment

The sister taxon of Scutiger nepalensis according to the original publication, where molecular markers and comparative morphology were detailed. 

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