Xenophrys apatani Saikia, Sinha, Shabnam, Kharkongor, and Dinesh, 2024

Class: Amphibia > Order: Anura > Family: Megophryidae > Subfamily: Megophryinae > Genus: Xenophrys > Species: Xenophrys apatani

Xenophrys apatani Saikia, Sinha, Shabnam, Kharkongor, and Dinesh, 2024, Rec. Zool. Surv. India, 124: 23. Holotype: V/A/NERC/1370 by original designation. Type locality: "Pange (27.5485 N; 93.89898 E; 1804 m), Tale Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS), Lower Subansari district, Arunachal Pradesh, India". ZooBank Publication Registration: B4C7BEBF-1FD1-4445-B815-8B590BDF9479

Common Names

Apatani Horned Toad (original publication). 

Distribution

Known only from the type locality (Pange, Tale Wildlife Sanctuary, Lower Subansari district, Arunachal Pradesh, India, 1804 m elevation). 

Geographic Occurrence

Natural Resident: India

Endemic: India

Comment

Previously reported as Xenophrys maosonensis by Saikia, Sinha, Thakur, and Kharkongor, 2019, Rec. Zool. Surv. India, 119: 456–462, according to the original publication, where comparative morphology and molecular markers (16S mtDNA) were detailed.  

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